HIST 309- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 48 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Start of the class: latin american, 1491 to 1825 a history in maps. Overview and breakdown: indigenous peoples & landscapes 1491. But foundations are indigenous: columbus follows suite, colonial societies of the mainland & greater caribbean, rise & fall of the bourbon monarchy (1700-1825) Transition from the hapsburgs bourbon which represents an early form of modernization. Dynamics create a response of anti-colonial movements that lead to the early independence movements: indigenous peoples & landscapes 1491. 3 different perspectives of indigenous people: settled/agrarian, semi-sedentary, nomadic. Effective spanish administration and knowledge is significantly smaller than the area. Even post colonial period most of latin america is still indigenous. Populated by 3 main groups: expeditions of conquest 1491-1600. Series of intervention and colonialism from both caribbean and atlantic. What were the reasons for this: colonial societies of the mainland & greater caribbean 1550-1700. Precious metals gold, silver extraction = large part of economies in.
