Native American Societies: Before and After Columbus

Published on Feb 09, 2019

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Native American Societies: Before and After Columbus

  • "Migration" and Native Americans in North/Central/South America
  • Land Bridge to North America (12,000-10,000 B. C. - Alaska/Russia)
  • Native Americans and the Diversity of Physical Landscapes
  • Transition from Hunter-Gatherers to Agriculturalists
  • Diversity of Diets

Comparing Native American Civilizations

  • Major Indian Civilizations and Societies: Central Beliefs and Practices
  • Mayans (900 A. D.)
  • Aztecs (1325-1500 A. D.)
  • Incans (14th and 15th Centuries A. D.)
  • Adena-Hopewell (Eastern Tribes)
  • Mississippian Culture (Mississippi River Valley
Photo by Ted Van Pelt

Columbus: The European Impact on Native America

  • European Exploration (1400s)
  • Portugal and Spain (Africa and the Americas)
  • Columbus's First Voyage and Contact with Native Americans (1492)
  • The Enslavement of Native Americans
  • The "Conquistadores" and The Columbian Exchange
Photo by _Loaf_

English and French Colonization of Native America

  • English and French colonization of North America and Caribbean (1500s/1600s)
  • English Settlement in Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies (Early 1600s: Land, Culture, and Warfare
  • Chief Powhatan (Algonquin Tribe; Native American Unrest, Early 1620s
  • Praying Towns and King's Philip's War in New England (1650s-1670s)
Photo by wsilver

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