Native Societies & European Exploration
Pre-Columbian cultures, European motives for exploration, Columbian Exchange, and early encounters
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🌎 Native Societies & European Exploration
Study diverse pre-Columbian societies (Pueblo, Iroquois, Mississippian), European motives for exploration, Spanish conquests (Cortés, Pizarro), the Columbian Exchange (crops, animals, diseases), and the devastation of indigenous populations through disease and conflict.
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