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This page contains supplemental readings and other course materials.

Each entry contains questions "To Guide Your Reading." There will normally not be any graded assignment associated with these questions: they are simply to help you take notes for our class discussion.

Note: There will occasionally be written participation assignments associated with the readings. These are listed in the syllabus and will also be noted here. However, you should always download, print, read, and bring the sources to class each day.

Sept 2

Download Conquest of the Aztecs sources under Readings and Handouts.
written participation due
Details are available under Coursework/Assignments.

Aug 31

Download and bring to class both the Codex Mendoza and the How to Read a Primary Source handouts (under Readings and Handouts) and bring them to class.

Handouts

This handout describes what questions you should think about as a historian every time you pick up a primary source. It will be used in some assignments in this class.

(.pdf, 12K)