This is set up as a tool to assist you in researching your topic. Below each category are acceptable links for the topic. You may use these ones or find your own. Example of Thesis Statements: The American Revolution was caused by an increase in taxes by the British government, colonial desire for self government, and the influx of ideas from the Enlightenment. Biography of Hernan Cortes Conquistadors By: Martin James. Sunday Times, The, 11/19/2000; (AN 7EH3386716935) Hernán Ferdinand Cortés (1485-1547). Hutchinson's Biography Database, 2003, p1, 0p; (AN 32216189) HERNÁN CORTéS. By: Crepeau, Bob. Hernán Cortés, 2009, p1-2, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1200; (AN 19800365) Hernan Cortes: Virtu vs. Fortuna. By: Almazan, Marco A.. Journal of American Culture (01911813), Summer97, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p131, 7p, 7 bw; (AN 284347) Interactions between Cortes and the Aztecs A Pox ON THE NEW WORLD. By: Mann, Charles C.. American Heritage, Winter2010, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p23-24, 2p, 1 color, 1 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1090; (AN 47035157) Beyond Encounters: Religion, Ethnicity, and Violence in the Early Modern Atlantic World, 1492-1700. By: Sandberg, Brian. Journal of World History, Mar2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-25, 25p; (AN 20018226) Burying the White Gods: New Perspectives on the Conquest of Mexico. By: Townsend, Camilla. American Historical Review, Jun2003, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p659-687, 29p; (AN 10103991) Conquering the Aztec. By: Miller, Amy. Junior Scholastic, 9/17/2001, Vol. 104 Issue 2, p18, 3p, 1 chart, 1 map, 3 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 960; (AN 5231193) CORTÉS' INLAND EXPEDITION. Military History, May2007, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p64-65, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1080; (AN 27987325) The Aztecs LIFE IN THE PROVINCES OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE. By: Smith, Michael E.. Scientific American Special Edition, Feb2005 Special Edition, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p90-97, 8p, 2 maps, 9 color; (AN 15610235) A MARRIAGE OF AZTEC, CATHOLIC CULTURES. By: Craven, Scott. Hispanic Times Magazine, Fall2001, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p16, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 830; (AN 5567983) AZTEC GODS AND CHRISTIANITY. By: Cummins, J. S.. History Today, Aug77, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p543, 2p; (AN 4869603) ART OF AN EMPIRE. Weekly Reader News - Senior, 1/28/2005, Vol. 83 Issue 17, p2-3, 2p, 2 color; (AN 15783163) Aztec feather head-dress By: Norman Hammond. Times, The (United Kingdom), 04/10/2003; (AN 7EH2754647468) Humboldt and Aztec art. By: Keber, Eloise Quinones. Colonial Latin American Review, Dec96, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p277, 21p, 28 bw; (AN 9701312302) Cultivating the secrets of Aztec gardens. By: Werner, Louis. Americas, Nov/Dec92, Vol. 44 Issue 6, p6, 10p, 7 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1350; (AN 9302160375) South of the border gardens. Flower & Garden, Nov92, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p54, 3p, 2 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1290; (AN 9301240501) Extreme Sport. By: Popson, Colleen P.. Archaeology, Sep/Oct2003, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p42, 7p, 1 map, 6 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1240; (AN 10530787) Fighting with Jaguars, Bleeding for Rain. By: Zorich, Zach. Archaeology, Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p46-52, 7p, 9 color, 2 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1080; (AN 34729567) For gold and glory. By: Farwell, Byron. World & I, May94, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p324, 6p, 3 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 9407143644) From the savage to the imperial Indian: Identity quests in contemporary Mexico. By: Galinier, Jacques. History & Anthropology, Sep2004, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p223-231, 9p; DOI: 10.1080/0275720042000257476; (AN 14910694) MEXICO: A BLOODTHIRSTY TOMB COMPANION. Maclean's, 12/4/2006, Vol. 119 Issue 48, p54-54, 1/9p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1350; (AN 23309661) MYSTERY AT TEOTIHUACAN. By: Kowalski, Kathiann M.. Odyssey, Mar2005, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p24-27, 4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 870; (AN 16348584) ON SHAKY GROUND: HYDRAULICS. STATE FORMATION, AND COLONIALISM IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MEXICO. By: Del Valle, Ivonne. Hispanic Review, Spring2009, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p197-220, 24p; (AN 40505852) Skeleton keys. By: Dalton, Rex. Nature, 2/3/2005, Vol. 433 Issue 7025, p454-456, 3p; DOI: 10.1038/433454a; (AN 15910206) Tomb Raiders. Weekly Reader News - Senior, 9/14/2007, Vol. 86 Issue 2, p2-2, 3/4p; (AN 26602099) THE AZTECS: BLOOD AND GLORY. By: Hofstadter, Dan. Smithsonian, Jan2005, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p76-85, 10p, 11 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1320; (AN 15481762) The Mystery of Aztec Sacrifice. Wilson Quarterly, Autumn2000, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p110, 2p, 1 bw; (AN 3695338) THE HISTORY OF MEXICO. By: Sanna, Ellyn. Mexico: Facts & Figures, 2003, p16-21, 6p, 3 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 970; (AN 10874322) WAR FEVER. Military History, Oct/Nov2009, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p12-12, 1/4p; (AN 44204189) The Mayas Getting a read on early Maya writing. By: Bower, Bruce. Science News, 1/21/2006, Vol. 169 Issue 3, p45-45, 1/6p; (AN 19554041) Q Marks the Spot. By: Bower, Bruce. Science News, 10/8/2005, Vol. 168 Issue 15, p227-227, 2/3p, 1 color; (AN 18540012) A gift from the Mayans. New Scientist, 5/27/2006, Vol. 190 Issue 2553, p48-49, 2p, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 870; (AN 21130026) Amazing Maya find. By: Amodeo, Christian. Geographical (Campion Interactive Publishing), Aug2004, Vol. 76 Issue 8, p11-11, 3/5p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1360; (AN 14111374) Ancient temples reveal story of a doomed culture. New Scientist, 5/30/2009, Vol. 202 Issue 2710, p12-12, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1460; (AN 41019267) Danger in the Ruins. By: Clark, Kim. U.S. News & World Report, 6/27/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 24, p54-57, 4p, 1 chart, 1 map, 5 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1240; (AN 17355242) ESTÉTICA MANIERISTA EN LOS ALBORES MODERNOS DE LA PERIFERIA COLONIAL AMERICANA. ACERA DE LA GRANDEZA MEXICANA DE BERNARDO DE BALBUENA (1562-1627). (Spanish) By: Gomez, Fernando. Hispanic Review, Autumn2003, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p525-548, 24p; Language: Spanish; (AN 11336485) Fatal Rivalries. (cover story) National Geographic, Aug2007, Vol. 212 Issue 2, p96-109, 14p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1210; (AN 25774917) Gautemala's Ancient Maya. Earthwatch Institute Journal, 2005 Research & Exploration Guide, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p74-74, 1p, 4 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 970; (AN 15301577) Guatemala's Ancient Maya. Earthwatch Institute Journal, Jan2004, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p61-61, 1/2p, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 930; (AN 11796316) Land of their ancestors. By: Downey, Mark. World & I, Jun94, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p266, 8p, 12 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 870; (AN 9407223932) Language of traitor By: COLIN FALCONER. Daily Telegraph, The (Sydney), 12/31/2002; (AN 200212311023183231) Maya Archaeologists Turn to the Living to Help Save the Dead. By: Bawaya, Michael. Science, 8/26/2005, Vol. 309 Issue 5739, p1317-1318, 2p, 2 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1260; (AN 18144649) Maya Mystery. By: Gugliotta, Guy. National Geographic Explorer, Sep2007, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p18-23, 6p, 5 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 610; (AN 28541048) Mayan origins: Predating and reassessing. Science News, 4/24/1976, Vol. 109 Issue 17, p261-261, 2/3p, 1 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1200; (AN 7122579) Royal Tomb Reveals Secrets of the Maya. By: Zorich, Zach. Discover, Jan2005, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p36-36, 1/3p, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1220; (AN 15381959) SECRETS OF THE MAYA: DECIPHERING TIKAL. (cover story) By: Roberts, David; Kaehler, Wolfgang; Bolen, Anne. Smithsonian, Jul2004, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p42-48, 7p, 4 maps, 5 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 13490998) The Dawn of MAYA GODS and KINGS. By: Saturno, William. National Geographic, Jan2006, Vol. 209 Issue 1, p68-77, 10p, 2 diagrams, 2 maps, 9 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 19182095) UNEARTHING THE MAYAN CREATION MYTH. By: Kissinger, Sam. Discover, Jun2009, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p18-18, 1/3p, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1310; (AN 39787778) Francisco Pizarro FRANCISCO PIZARRO. By: Bailey, Ellen. Francisco Pizarro, 1/1/2009, p1-2, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1050; (AN 19621640) HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL CONDITIONS. Background Notes on Countries of the World: Peru, Jul2007, p2-5, 4p; (AN 25931306) Pizarro, Francisco. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 10/1/2009, p1-1, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1100; (AN 39007630) Amerigo Vespucci The Birth of Amerigo Vespucci. By: Cavendish, Richard. History Today, Mar2004, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p54-54, 3/4p, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1230; (AN 12420199) AMERIGO VESPUCCI. By: Driscoll, Sally. Amerigo Vespucci, 2009, p1-2, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 19999169) Amerigo Vespucci/Hernán Cortés/Jacques Cartier (Book). By: Sherif, Sue; Jones, Trevelyn E.; Toth, Luann; Charnizon, Marlene; Grabarek, Daryl; Larkin, Jeanne. School Library Journal, Jun2002, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p156, 1/5p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1310; (AN 6746143) Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America. Booklist, 1/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 9/10, p6-6, 1p; (AN 28807293) Columbus. By: Rand, Mary. Smithsonian, Nov91, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p14, 1/9p; (AN 10291719) IN SEARCH OF A PASSAGE. (cover story) By: Lord, Lewis. U.S. News & World Report, 2/23/2004, Vol. 136 Issue 7, p52-53, 2p, 4 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1050; (AN 12261273) PUTTING AMERICA ON THE MAP. By: Lester, Toby. Smithsonian, Dec2009, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p78-96, 13p, 2 maps, 2 color, 1 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1250; (AN 45421946) The Colombian Exchange An acquired taste that eventually appealed to the sweet tooth By: Mark Henderson. Times, The (United Kingdom), 07/18/2002; (AN 7EH1805588605) An Ancient Find. Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6, 3/20/2006, Vol. 74 Issue 19, p3-3, 1/3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1060; (AN 20248293) Brown sugar By: Joanne Harris. Times, The (United Kingdom), 03/10/2001; (AN 7EH3059518234) Chocolate! By: Fichter, George S.. Ranger Rick, Feb96, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p12, 4p, 6 color; (AN 9602131483) The steamy story of hot chocolate. By: Land, Leslie. Yankee, Feb99, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p52, 2p, 2 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1060; (AN 1477194) Triangle Trade An Obtuse Triangle. By: Aronson, Marc. School Library Journal, Nov2007, Vol. 53 Issue 11, p33-33, 1p, 1 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1150; (AN 27527096) Atlantic Slave Trade. By: McGill, Sara Ann. Atlantic Slave Trade, 2009, p1-2, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1170; (AN 17906546) The Slave Trade. Kid's View of Colonial America, 2009, p29, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 920; (AN 3356549) Colonization Spanish colonial historiography: everyone in their place. By: Fradera, Josep M.. Social History, Aug2004, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p368-372, 5p; DOI: 10.1080/0307102042000257656; (AN 15059121) The Christian conquerors. Christian History, 1992, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p36, 2p, 2 bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1040; (AN 9604291048) The Colonial Era. By: Demos, John. American Heritage, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p24-26, 3p, 1 map; Reading Level (Lexile): 940; (AN 15199893) The conquest. (cover story) Economist, 12/31/99 Millenium Special Edition, Vol. 353 Issue 8151, Millennium issue p55-56, 2p, 1 map, 1 color; Reading Level (Lexile): 1020; (AN 2623116) You can use this search bar or use the one in the database.   Topics for consideration: - Compare and Contrast the Mayan and the Aztec Civilizations. - Explain the reasons for Spanish conquest of the Aztec civilizations. - Explain the Triangle Trade. - Explain the Mayan Influence on the Aztecs. - Explain the Spanish method of Conquest in Mesoamerica and South America. - Explain why the African slave trade began and its benefits to the Spanish and later British colonies in the Americas.