Age
8-12
Grade
4-6
Rupert Matthews
Conquistadors
Paperback
(Gareth Stevens Pub July 15, 2015)
The native people of the Americas never had a chance against European soldiers. The troops of the conquistadors had guns and armor, not to mention new diseases! As readers are drawn through the bloody history of early settlement in the New World, theyll learn about the conquistadors wish for gold and to convert the native peoples to Christianity. Chapters focusing on major conquistadorsincluding de Coronado, Pizarro, Cortes, and moreincorporate major topics from the social studies curriculum. Full-color maps show the European domination of the Americas and enhance the main contents detailed account of what they found there.
- Series
- History's Fearless Fighters
- ISBN
- 1482431610 / 9781482431612
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 4.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.2
in.