Overview
Description
Comparative study of indigenous civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to the advent of European conquest.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the major geographic divisions of the Ancient New World.
- describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
- compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the area.
- evaluate the causes of culture change across the area using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies.
- describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.
- describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.