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Pre-Columbian Latin America

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.

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Pre-Columbian Latin America

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  1. Pre-Columbian Latin America MR. Ornstein

  2. 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?

  3. The Encounter • 1492 is the Encounter. • 1492 Columbus Arrives in the Americas. • Symbolic for the Arrival of the Europeans in the Americas.

  4. What is Latin America??? • 4 Areas Make Up the Region of Latin America: Mexico Central America South America Caribbean/West Indies

  5. Pre-Columbian Latin America • Advanced Societies Existed in Latin America Before the arrival of the Europeans • Olmec • Mayans • Aztecs • Incas

  6. How did People get to the Americas??? • Asian Nomads • Possibly 40,000 years ago • Bering Strait/Land Bridge • Boats

  7. 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

  8. Mesoamerica • Is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica. • Olmec, Maya, Aztec

  9. Achievements of Mesoamerica Math • Astronomy • Pyramids • Medicine • Writing • Calendar • Arts • Agriculture • Complex Religion • Fine Art

  10. Achievements of the Inca • Mountains of Peru • Terrace Farming • Urban Centers in the Mountains • Advanced System of Roads.

  11. 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

  12. 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

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