Course Description
Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean history and culture from pre-encounter times to 1800.
Athena Title
Latin America to 1800
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean peoples and cultures from pre-encounter to 1800 by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays about the history of Latin American civilizations to 1800. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how Latin American history has shaped social and cultural identities across the Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean worlds, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
Topical Outline
- Week 1 - The Parameters of Geography
- Week 2 - The Pre-Columbian World (A)
Burkholder and Johnson, 1-41
- Week 3 - The Pre-Columbian World (B)
- Week 4 - Spain and Portugal
- Week 5 - The Age of Exploration
Burkholder and Johnson, 42-78
- Week 6 - The Conquest
Broken Spears, all
Struggle, 128-164, 214-227
- Week 7 - The Beginnings of European Rule
Struggle, 298-310, 331-346
Burkholder and Johnson, 79-106
- Week 8 - The Colonial Order (A)
Struggle, 247-256, 311-330
- Week 9 - The Colonial Order (B)
Midterm examination
- Week 10 - Society in the 1600s
Struggle, 38-48, 165-188
Burkholder and Johnson, 107-170
- Week 11 - Administrative Reforms
Struggle, 86-101, 189-207, 257-273
Burkholder and Johnson, 171-247
- Week 12 - Society in the 1700s
Struggle, 102-120, 274-291, 362-375
Burkholder and Johnson, 248-303
- Week 13 - Changes in the Wind
- Week 14 - Independence
Burkholder and Johnson, 304-349
- Week 15 - Civilization?
Sarmiento, all
- Week 16 - Or Barbarism?
- Week 17 - The New Era
- Week 18 - Final Exam
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture
CORE V: Social Sciences
Institutional Competencies
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
