Transcript Legacy of Columbus

Pre-Columbian Latin America
Section 1 of Latin America Praxis
Review
With Frank Argote-Freyre
Frank Argote-Freyre
Assistant Professor Kean
University – Latin
American History
Legacy of Columbus
Hero or Villain?
Genocide or Exchange?
Pre-Columbian Civilizations
“Image of Huitzlipoctli–
Aztec God of War”
The Americas at Time of Columbus’
Arrival
• Tainos
• Caribs
• Aztecs
• Maya
• Incas
First Contact: Tainos
Taino Rock Drawing
Atabey: Taino
God of
Fertility
Hatuey: Martyr of the Tainos
Statue of
Hatuey in
Cuba:
“First Rebel
of the
Americas
Caribs: Caribbean Survivors
Descendants of Caribs
in Dominica
Runaway Slaves
Joined the Caribs
Hernan Cortes: Conquest of the Aztecs
1519-1521
Aztecs: A Young Empire
Aztec Religious Practices
Human Sacrifice
to
Appease the
Gods
Mayan Civilization
Mysteries of the Maya
• Why Did the Mayan Cities Disappear?
• How Far Back Can We Trace the Maya?
• How Does the Mayan Calendar Work?
Does it Predict the End of the World?
Agriculture of the Indigenous
Francisco Pizarro:
Conqueror of the Incas
Inca
Conquest
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Inca Empire
Ruins of
Macchu Picchu
Potato: Another Agricultural Gift
Portuguese Exploration
Pedro Cabral
Symbol of Tupi
Indigenous
Communities