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Paper Instructions:
- Start learning general facts about the Spanish‐Speaking country which I assign you.
2. Study the history of the "conquista," the beginning of the Spanish colonization of that country. When did the first Spaniards arrive? How many came? What were they like? What was there material culture (guns, boats, food, clothing, etc.)?
3. Investigate the nature of the tribes that lived in that country before the arrival of the Spanish. What were their religious practices, their material culture, political structure, etc.?
4. How did the First Peoples and the Spanish interact with each other over time?
5. How did Roman Catholicism spread through the country and impact the people?
6. What was the nature of the culture that developed from this mixture?
7. When did the first Protestant missionaries arrive in the country? What difficulties did they face? How did they do missions? What has been the result of their labors up until now?
8. How do Protestants and Catholics get along now?
9. What is the nature of the continuing tribal languages and cultures (if any) within the country?
10. How well has the country developed economically and culturally? What are some of the political challenges it currently faces? Well what I have written gives you an outline of what I am looking for. You are free to expand on some of the topics listed above or identify other issues in the country that you are investigating that interest you and that you would like to explore.
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