Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Columbus, Las Casas and de Sepulveda

A. Questions for Columbus's diary:
1.  What does Columbus say about the native people he encounters?  Give 4 examples and quote from the text.

2.  What do you surmise are the cultural attitudes Columbus carries with him?

B. Questions for Las Casas can be found here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vBSLE0x4QqLZIf5ffG-uSEMww02LieFM/view?usp=sharing

             --Read only the "Prologue" and answer the questions pertaining to it.

Complete in your notebook.
Due:  Wednesday, September 25



C.  Read Las Casas, "Hispaniola" and answer the questions pertaining to that chapter.

D. Questions for de Sepulveda:

    1.  Annotate the text.

    2.  Identify five things de Sepulveda says that reveal his opinion regarding the indigenous people of the New World.  Quote the text and quotes should come from various points in the text.

Complete in your notebook.
Due:  Thursday, September 26

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