1. The New World and the Old
European Antecedents & the Columbian Exchange

2. Evolution of Human Social & Political Organization
Hunter-Gatherer Bands
Tribes
Chiefdoms
Nation-States

3. 15th Century Europe
Political and social order
The established church
The rise of nation states
The Age of Exploration

4. The Spanish Empire

5. The Columbian Exchange

6. The Protestant Reformation 1517-1598
Martin Luther
John Calvin

7. The Tudors and the Rise of England 1534-1588
Nationalism
Mercantilism
Social & economic conditions

8. Summary 1. 2. 3. 4.