1. Discovery and Settlement of the New World 1492-1590

2. North v. South American Native Am. Civilizations
North American
South American
* 4-7 million natives
* spread out (not densely populated)
* less developed societies (simplified org structures, dwellings)
*mound societies, multistoried buildings
*dev. irrigation
* 21 million natives in Mexico alone
* Incas (Peru), Mayans (Central America), Aztecs (Mexico)
* Sophisticated and highly developed societies
* agriculture/trade led to larger pops/nation-states

4. Major European Movements
* Crusades/fight over religious dominance
* Renaissance
* Growth of power of monarchy
* Scientific Revolution (printing press, navigation, map making)

5. Motives/Interaction The 4Gs (Goods, Gold, God, Glory) Conflict
relationship to land
different “world view” (power, technology, economic motivation, etc)
idea of “culture”
Exchange
foods/crops
intermarriage (difference b/w North and South America)
the missions
animals
death (90% of natives died out 100 yrs. after Columbus)