Period 1. 1491-1607.
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Focus Points
2
Historical Vocabulary
3
Sectional Notes:
4
Section 1.1. Natives before Europeans arrived
4
Ancient time- 10,000 years ago:
4
Civilization of the south:
4
Tribal Culture
6
Section 1.2. Discovery and Exploration
6
Causes for exploring for new lands
6
Marine Power and Navigation
6
Section 1.3. Spanish colonization in the New World
7
Exploration
7
Colonization
8
Labor System
8
Section 1.4. Columbian Exchange
9
Items exchanged in Columbian Exchange
9
Impact of Native American society
10
Slavery
10 Period 1. 1491-1607.
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Focus Points
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Comparison
- Native Americans developed a
great diversity
of complex society based
on different environments
-
Focus on different life habits and diets based on different environments
❖
Native Americans formed great civilization, not all nomadic groups
❖
The
disease
is the main cause of the decline of native
American populations, not the
brutality of European colonists
❖
Comparison
- the pros and cons of the Columbian exchange
❖
Sourcing
- European settlers often viewed natives as
naturally inferior- “animal-like and
uncivilized”
❖
English writers might demonize Spanish behavior in order to portray English behavior in
the New World as favorable.
Back to
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Focus Points
2
Historical Vocabulary
3
Sectional Notes:
4
Section 1.1. Natives before Europeans arrived
4
Ancient time- 10,000 years ago:
4
Civilization of the south:
4
Tribal Culture
6
Section 1.2. Discovery and Exploration
6
Causes for exploring for new lands
6
Marine Power and Navigation
6
Section 1.3. Spanish colonization in the New World
7
Exploration
7
Colonization
8
Labor System
8
Section 1.4. Columbian Exchange
9
Items exchanged in Columbian Exchange
9
Impact of Native American society
10
Slavery
10 Period 1. 1491-1607.
Back to
Table of Contents
Focus Points
❖
Comparison
- Native Americans developed a
great diversity
of complex society based
on different environments
-
Focus on different life habits and diets based on different environments
❖
Native Americans formed great civilization, not all nomadic groups
❖
The
disease
is the main cause of the decline of native
American populations, not the
brutality of European colonists
❖
Comparison
- the pros and cons of the Columbian exchange
❖
Sourcing
- European settlers often viewed natives as
naturally inferior- “animal-like and
uncivilized”
❖
English writers might demonize Spanish behavior in order to portray English behavior in
the New World as favorable.
