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A map depicting the invasion route taken by Hernán Cortés.: This map represents the route Hernán(do) Cortés and his men followed during the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. Cortes and his men battled their way through Mexico from 1519 to 1521. The Spanish Conquest of Mexico refers to the conquest of the Mexica/Aztec empire...; Format: image/photograph

Map of Mexico in 1519, the Aztec Empire (Culhua Mexica), and the Maya holdings.: This map represents Mexican state boundaries, the Aztec Empire and Maya holdings at map's creation in 1519. Individual provinces within the Empire of the Culhua Mexica are superimposed on the Mexican state (or territory) boundaries. The 38 provinces of the...; Format: image/photograph

Two worlds: Educator's guide: Lesson plans and activities to be used with "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony" -- the first part of a North Carolina history textbook for secondary students.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Reading guide: Spain and America: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 3.2; These terms and questions will guide students as they read "Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest." Filling in the chronological list of dates will enable students to understand the order in which events unfolded in Spain and in America, and answering the questions will encourage students to think critically about the readings in the chapter.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.1; In 1491, no European knew that North and South America existed. By 1550, Spain -- a small kingdom that had not even existed a century earlier -- controlled the better part of two continents and had become the most powerful nation in Europe. In half a century of brave exploration and brutal conquest, both Europe and America were changed forever.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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