Pre-Columbian Latin America

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Pre-Columbian Latin America MR. Ornstein

Pre-Columbian Refers to the history of Latin America before 1492. 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?

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

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