1. Pre-Columbian Latin America
MR. Ornstein

2. 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?

3. 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. 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

5. Pre-Columbian Latin America
Advanced Societies Existed in Latin America Before the arrival of the Europeans
Olmec
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas

6. How did People get to the Americas???
Asian Nomads
Possibly 40,000 years ago
Bering Strait/Land Bridge
Boats

7. 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

8. Mesoamerica
Is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica.
Olmec, Maya, Aztec

9. Achievements of Mesoamerica
Math
Astronomy
Pyramids
Medicine
Writing
Calendar
Arts
Agriculture
Complex Religion
Fine Art

10. Achievements of the Inca
Mountains of Peru
Terrace Farming
Urban Centers in the Mountains
Advanced System of Roads.

11. 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

12. 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