References
| Title: |
Civilizations in America. The Mexica: Aztecs |
| Host: |
Washington State University |
| Description: |
The Web site contains a few images and brief information on such topics as history, economy and society, religion and writing of the Aztecs. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to view complete text and images. |
| URL: |
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/AZTECS.HTM |
| Title: |
Aztec Calendar |
| Host: |
René Voorburg, William Horden and Marta Ramirez |
| Description: |
The Web site contains information about the Aztec calendar. It describes how the Aztec calendar reflects their belief that everything consists of opposing forces. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to view information. Click on highlighted terms within the text or on topics in the left-hand-side menu to access additional related information. |
| URL: |
http://www.azteccalendar.com/ |
| Title: |
A Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico |
| Host: |
Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University |
| Description: |
The Web site contains an account of the conquest of Mexico, written by the Aztecs shortly after the conquest. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to view complete text. |
| URL: |
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/aztecs1.html |
| Title: |
Hernan Cortés: from Second Letter to Charles V, 1520 |
| Host: |
Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University |
| Description: |
The Web site contains a historic letter from Hernan Cortés to Charles V in 1520 describing the Aztec city of Temixtitlan and the activities and customs of the Aztecs. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to view complete text. |
| URL: |
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1520cortes.html |
| Title: |
Dangerous Memories and Cultural Resistance |
| Host: |
Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean (EPICA) |
| Description: |
The Web site contains an article by Renny Golden expressing opinions on the clash of worldviews between the European colonizers and Indigenous peoples. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Scroll down to view complete text. |
| URL: |
http://www.epica.org/Library/indigenous/golden.htm |
| Title: |
The Conquest of Mexico |
| Host: |
Nancy Fitch, American Historical Association |
| Description: |
The Web site contains a teaching unit on the conquest of Mexico including student and teacher resources, related links, a time line, maps and a Who's Who?/What's What? section. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on highlighted terms under Contents Include to access information. |
| URL: |
http://www.historians.org/tl/LessonPlans/ca/Fitch/cover.htm |
| Title: |
Ciudad de la Pintura |
| Host: |
Ayúdale a Caminar |
| Description: |
This Spanish-language Web site contains a database of painters and images of their works. Portraits and scenes depict life during the time of the conquistadors. |
| Navigation Tips: |
Click on Autores (painters) in the left-hand-side menu. Then, click on Autores sugeridos (suggested painters). Next, click on the following names: El Greco, Murillo or Velázquez. Finally, click on the column labelled Ver todas (total collection) to view the thumbnail images of the paintings. Scroll down to view images. Click on images to enlarge them and to access descriptions. |
| URL: |
http://pintura.aut.org/ |
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