HST 206 Week 2 Living in Latin America

This week is a series of three journal entries about people living in Latin America at the time of the conquest.

Resources: University Library, Internet

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes that includes the journal entries of the following three people:

•  A European missionary having arrived in the Americas
•  A member of the native tribe who is going through evangelization by the arriving Franciscans and Jesuits
•  Use one of the native groups used for the Week 1 assignment. Select a native group that is new for the majority of the members.
• An African slave living in what is now developing into Latin America for labor in agriculture and mining

Explain how each character’s life is affected by religion, the economy, and societal roles. Include the following:

• His or her role in society based on gender.
• For males: the effects of honor and patriarchy on their life and family
• For females: the roles of curandera, marianismo, and convents as paths to achieving power in a male-dominated society
• The role of the character’s ethnicity in determining his or her social class
• The changes that came about that created these social classes
• The changes that created these societal roles
• The effects of each character’s religion on the conquest of Latin America
• The role of mercantilism, mining, and other parts of the economy on the conquest of Latin America

Cite a minimum of three research sources other than the course textbook.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.