Mesoamerica

This web page provides information from a historical perspective

No writer bias is presented

The debate on what it is to be considered a god in the different cultures challenges each perspective.

This does not reflect the interests of others aside from Cortes' men and Aztecs.

This source helped me answer questions such as; Why did the Aztecs consider Cortes a god? How did the first meeting between Cortes and Moctezuma go? How did Aztecs fall? What is the context behind the provided imagery?

There some questions this source cannot answer for me, such as; Did the Aztecs understanding of god resemble the European view? What did it mean to be considered a god by the Aztecs? What percentage of Koreans were slaves if the 80-90 percent claim is false?

This primary source reflected change of Mesoamerica during this time, and the loss of the native culture there to Mexican culture.

This source also reflects the change of religious understanding after the appearance of Cortes and his men.

This source reveals the value of religion through the treatment of Cortes and his men when it was believed they were gods, and the influence it held over politics and economics

This source also reveals the different views of what it meant to be a God by different cultures

This is a primary source about Mesoamerica 1450-1750, with five subcategories with both brief and detailed descriptions.

The web page is well organized containing information in modern language.

Includes images from the time to support their points.

The webpage is shared through our class, but the author/creator of this specific document is not listed. Wikipedia is a source named for some of the information included.

The purpose of this source is to inform readers of Mesoamerica during the era of 1450-1750, giving historical context to important events.

This is written in the English language

The structure of the web page is sectioned with summarized detailing of each category listed. This provides readers with a main idea and concept of what they are learning - giving the details deemed most important.

This information is communicated through a webpage, on the internet which can be universally accessed unless specific private setting are applied.

The imagery provided are drawings from this period of time.

Provide context to major events in Mesoamerica between 1450 and 1750.

Communicates with readers the story of the Aztec empire and its decline, Hernan Cortes involvement and how he was considered a God, Moctezuma and his meeting, the fall of Aztecs and context behind La Malinche image and the Allies of the Spanish image.

Some ideas relevant ideas where not reflected in the information provided in this document. Those ideas include:

Other groups that populated the area (Maya, Toltec, etc).

History of the Indigenous empire that existed prior to the invasion

Other related cultures that held influence over Mesoamerica