Compare and contrast some of the major “pre Columbian” indigenous civilizations and cultures that existed in these parts of the world during this period and what their implications for current day socio, political and economic developments are. Include in your discussion: What nations, countries or territories can these ancient civilizations be found today?
1) Early Americas – Humans.pdf
2) Native American Cultures – Facts, Regions & Tribes – HISTORY.pdf
VIDEO
1) The Incas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BN3jo5R1CY
2) The Mayas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nhsp26bN8U&list=RDk2Zc9NhcO8I&index=5
3) Central America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdNq8lHdMA
4) Lost Kingdoms of Central America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Zc9NhcO8I
5) America Before Columbus I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whP9RL5huhE
6) America Before Columbus II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF02VN2qVgc
7) The Aztecs, Maya, Olmec and Incas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btvmI3BpvvY
8) Lost Kingdoms of South America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvGf0JIat0s
DISCUSSION II:
1) What does colonial America and medieval Europe have in common?
2) What are the Medieval Roots of American Freedom?
ADDITIONAL READING
1) American Medieval – https://www.publicmedievalist.com/american-medieval/
2) The North American Middle Ages: http://globalmiddleages.org/project/north-american-middle-ages-big-history-mississippi-valley-mexico
3) The Medieval Roots of American Freedom: https://www.engr.psu.edu/mtah/articles/freedom.htm
4) Colonial America and Medieval Technology: PDF – colonial America and Medieval Technology.pdf
5) The Medieval in 19th Century History in America: PDF – Medieval History in America.pdf
VIDEO
1) The Colonization of North America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRrYG4IE0C4
2) The Story of America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnXJpOYRYg
3) The Conquest of America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9DmQ4oLV4
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