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**//[|La Conquista]//**
 * Intermediate Spanish 2009 **
 * Task Sheet **
 * __ Your task __**

• ** Who are the conquistadores? ** • ** Where did they come from and what are they like **** ? ** • ** What were the Indian cultures like before the arrival of the conquistadores? ** • ** What has happened to these people since the conquest? ** • **__ What should be done now? __** Group 1 – Historians This group will explore [|the conquest] itself – [|facts and myths] Group 2 –Anthropologists This group will tell the story of the conquest from the point of view of the conquered people – Aztecs, Mayas, Incas or those living on Hispaniola when Colombus arrived. Group 3 – Journalists This group will investigate [|the conquistadores]themselves – who they were, where they came from, what motivated them, what they discovered Group 4 –Entrepreneurs This group will explore what was discovered in the New World and how this enriched the Old World; the cost of the conquest both for Europe and America and the gains. Group 5 –Architectect This group will investigate the architecture that existed in the Americas and the architecture brought in by the conquerors and colonists.
 * You must find out: **
 * To do so you will form groups of four, each with a focus as detailed below. **

Everyone in the group must make recommendations – think about the situation and what should be done to improve things. Your recommendations to the queen will depend on your role – whether you are an historian, a businessman, a journalist, an anthropologist or sociologist – and your personal point of view. Some questions you may like to use as a guide: What could be done to minimize the damage that has occurred? What could be changed to improve the situation? Alternative possibilities for the conquerors and conquered are? Prioritizing – what is most important now? What can you tell the queen to do now? Adapt actions to arrange a better outcome? My ideas for recommendations to begin with are: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… You will need to **develop** your recommendations to convince the Queen! and to gain Excellence J
 * Name: ………………………………………………………………………………….. **
 * Group Name: …………………………………………………………………………. **
 * My part of the task: **
 * Due Date: ………………………………………………………………………………………………. **
 * How we will make sure every member of the group has access to the same material: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… **
 * How we will make sure every member of the group has access to the same material: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… **
 * Justify ** your decisions and recommendations with **reasoning**.