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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Medici Collect the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
Across Europe, many powerful individuals sought to acquire objects taken from the Americas, as a way to know the unknown, to exert some control over the colonial processes underway, and to possess exotic and rare things. The Medici...
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Stanford University

Stanford Center for Latin American Studies: Nicaraguan Murals

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual database of murals created in Nicaragua between 1930 and 2000.
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Yale University

Yale: Popular Mexican Arts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit on Mexican art comes with four lesson plans, art activities, a bibliography, video suggestions, and web links.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
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Other

The Center for Cuban Studies: Cuban Art Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted to telling us what to see and when, rather than showing us examples of Cuban art. However, if you click on "Current Exhibit", you will see the artwork of one Cuban artist.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: La Pinata

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the pinata. Easy reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.