What is diversity?
A range of people with various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds and various lifestyles, experience, and interests.
Is a word that describes a society where many different cultures live together.
Multiculturalism
What is culture?
is a pattern of behavior shared by a society, or group of people.
They built cities and monuments.
Before
Indians now worked for the Spanish
Happened after the conquest
They pioneered the development of agriculture, writing and math.
Before the conquest
The Spanish destroyed temples, forced Indians to Catholicism, and adopt Spanish dress and manners.
After the conquest
Their economy was agriculture, such as corn, beans and squash.
Before the conquest
Introduced new food, pork, beef, and wheat.
After the conquest
They practiced hunting, fishing, and trading.
Before the conquest
Many indigenous languages disappeared.
After the conquest
They imposed Castilian language. This led to the discrimination of indigenous languages.
After the conquest
The Aztec Empire was replaced by a large Spanish Colonial Government.
Government
Small ejidos were replaced by large haciendas.
Farming
