Exploring History and Cultures in Latin America

History 3 BGU is designed to help students develop skills and knowledge through practical learning. It promotes a global education integrated with technology and caters to diversity while reinforcing emotional intelligence. The course aligns with the Ministry of Education's curriculum and incorporates digital resources for an interactive learning experience. It also emphasizes social justice to foster a better world.

This unit explores the cultures of America before the arrival of Europeans, focusing on their political and social organization, habits, and customs. It examines their architecture and astronomy, providing insights into their advanced knowledge and societal structures.

This section delves into the colonial system established in the 16th and 17th centuries, including the introduction of enslaved people from Africa and the formation of Afro-descendant communities. It also covers Portuguese colonization in America, highlighting the economic activities such as agriculture, mining, and manufacturing.

This unit discusses the cultural transformations during the colonial period, focusing on mestizaje (the mixing of races) and syncretism (the blending of cultural and religious beliefs). It examines the role of the Church, artistic expressions like Baroque and Mudéjar art, and the impact of European scientific missions on the Andean region.

This section explores the quest for identity in Latin America, covering the processes of political independence, the debate between protectionism and free trade, and the rise of Creole republics. It also examines immigration patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries and the influence of liberalism on national projects.

This unit analyzes neoliberalism in Latin America, discussing key economic schools of thought, the economic crisis of the 1980s, and the impacts of globalization and Latin American integration. It also touches on the concept of 21st-century socialism.

The course aims to identify and value the cultural manifestations of Latin America, estimate the cultural contributions from various civilizations, advocate for the role of women, recover the vision of historically marginalized groups, value the contributions of Eastern and American peoples, and examine economic systems and theories.

The course includes various skills with performance criteria, such as identifying intellectual productions of pre-Columbian cultures, explaining forms of social organization, valuing expertise in pre-Columbian buildings, establishing links between architecture and astronomy, synthesizing principles of social organization, understanding productive diversity, describing architectural skills, examining the impact of conquest, analyzing evangelization, explaining wealth extraction, analyzing reasons for slavery, differentiating historical backgrounds of Afro-descendant communities, contrasting colonization processes, and identifying powers involved in the slave trade.