HIST 2055 Chapter : Aug 29 Outline
Document Summary
Common teaching is that they travelled from asia via a land bridge that was only accessible because of lower water levels. 50-100 million people in western hemisphere when columbus came. Large settlements in mexico and peru: shape of area that will become us, numbers. Us and canada probably made up 5-10 million natives: diversity. About 200 tribes and 12 different languages: 3 major civilizations. Pueblo: built into the mountains and built complex apartment style structures. Sometimes natives did attack and throw them out of their land. Such as in south america with pablo leon. Europeans did not look threatening to the natives. They were weak and unhealthy compared to the natives. Also europeans had good things to trade such as pots, guns, and alcohol. Comparing native american society and european invaders similar than we think. Native americans and europeans actually more: points of comparison, view of nature. Europeans saw it as something to conquer and use for personal gain.
