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Page 1: 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

Pre-Columbian Latin America

MR. Ornstein

Page 2: 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

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?

Page 3: 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

The Encounter

• 1492 is the Encounter.• 1492 Columbus Arrives in the Americas.

• Symbolic for the Arrival of the Europeans in the Americas.

Page 4: 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

What is Latin America???

• 4 Areas Make Up the Region of Latin America:

MexicoCentral AmericaSouth AmericaCaribbean/West

Indies

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Pre-Columbian Latin America

• Advanced Societies Existed in Latin America Before the arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec• Mayans• Aztecs• Incas

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How did People get to the Americas???

• Asian Nomads• Possibly 40,000 years ago• Bering Strait/Land Bridge• Boats

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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

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Mesoamerica

• Is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica.

• Olmec, Maya, Aztec

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Achievements of Mesoamerica

Math• Astronomy• Pyramids• Medicine• Writing• Calendar• Arts• Agriculture• Complex Religion• Fine Art

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Achievements of the Inca

• Mountains of Peru• Terrace Farming• Urban Centers in

the Mountains• Advanced System

of Roads.

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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

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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