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Pre-Columbian Latin America
MR. Ornstein
What is Pre-Columbian?
• Pre-Columbian Refers to the history of Latin America before 1492.
• History of the Native People of the Americas
• What is the significance of the year 1492?
The Encounter
• 1492 is the Encounter.• 1492 Columbus Arrives in the Americas.
• Symbolic for the Arrival of the Europeans in the Americas.
What is Latin America???
• 4 Areas Make Up the Region of Latin America:
MexicoCentral AmericaSouth AmericaCaribbean/West
Indies
Pre-Columbian Latin America
• Advanced Societies Existed in Latin America Before the arrival of the Europeans
• Olmec• Mayans• Aztecs• Incas
How did People get to the Americas???
• Asian Nomads• Possibly 40,000 years ago• Bering Strait/Land Bridge• Boats
Population of the Americas
• Historians now believe the population of Pre-Columbian Latin America was much higher than originally thought.
• Diseases brought by Europeans killed off most of the population
Mesoamerica
• Is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica.
• Olmec, Maya, Aztec
Achievements of Mesoamerica
Math• Astronomy• Pyramids• Medicine• Writing• Calendar• Arts• Agriculture• Complex Religion• Fine Art
Achievements of the Inca
• Mountains of Peru• Terrace Farming• Urban Centers in
the Mountains• Advanced System
of Roads.
What Happened to the Mayans?
• Like Harappan civilization there is no definite cause.
• Overpopulation• Foreign Invasion• Peasant Revolt• Collapse of Trade• Climate change• Disease• Water Shortages• Decreased Agricultural Production
What Happened to the Aztecs and the Incas
• The Aztecs and the Incas were conquered by the Spanish.
• Spain conquered most of Latin America.
• The Spanish Language and Catholic Religions are examples of Spanish Influence