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
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 –
Inca Empire Ruins of Macchu Picchu
Potato: Another Agricultural Gift
Portuguese Exploration Pedro Cabral Symbol of Tupi Indigenous Communities