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
