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Pre Columbian Worlds and the Aftermath

This research explores the transformative effects of European contact and westward expansion on the Pre-Columbian worlds of the Maya, Aztec, and Plains Indians. It discusses the degenerative changes to their cultures and the destructive consequences of the Spanish conquest. The study also highlights the cultural diffusion and the emergence of new paradigms among the native peoples.

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Pre Columbian Worlds and the Aftermath

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  1. Pre Columbian Worldsand the Aftermath Created by Mr. Steve Hauprich for the acceleration and remediation of US History Students.

  2. Thesis: The Pre-Columbian worlds of the Maya, Aztec, and Plains Indians would be forever changed due to European contact and Westward Expansion…with few exceptions the changes were mostly degenerative and destructive to their cultures.

  3. The polytheistic and animistic Mayan culture centered around powerful ruling elites in city-states with intense interest in astronomy.

  4. Temple of the Giant Jaguar The Mayans were in decline due to continual warfare between rival city-states and environmental devastation prior to the arrival of Spanish Explorers & Conquistadores.

  5. The fall of the Maya to Conquistadores meant proud cities would laid to waste and abandoned, leaving mysteries for modern day archeologists to study and decipher.

  6. Similar to the Maya, the Aztec had built a great empire highlighted by the largest city in Meso-America …Tenochtitlan…high in the hills of Central Mexico.

  7. Mesoamericans practiced human sacrifice to ensure the safety and survival of their peoples …sacrificial victims were not always volunteers

  8. Mesoamerican cultures played a ballgame on courts like this…where the object was to put the ball in the hoop…of course, the fate of the world depended on the outcome of each game!

  9. Dating back over 3,000 years the ballgame is believed to be the world’s oldest team sport.

  10. Drinking chocolate was also very popular in Mesoamerica …and would become one of many aspects of cultural diffusion in the “Columbian Exchange”…after 1492.

  11. Hernan Cortez brought a new ballgame to Mesoamerica… with guns and smallpox… ending the reign of Montezuma II…and securing Spanish colonial supremacy for centuries to come.

  12. The Apocalypse for Mesoamerican peoples and cultures was swift…and the rewards for the Spanish Rulers were great.

  13. Spanish Missions would rapidly replace many Native American cultural practices with Christian beliefs and European customs.

  14. Although Spanish conquistadores succeeded in terminating the power and prestige of the Mesoamerican civilizations…wild horses from the Spanish conquerors would soon change lifestyles for Plains Indians further north.

  15. Plains Indian cultures of the Arapaho, Sioux, Cheyenne, Apache, and others would be transformed by the new paradigm of horse- riding and improved buffalo hunting.

  16. Warriors would defend tribal territories and courageously vie to preserve a transient lifestyle …based on much freedom to choose where they would live in wide open spaces on the American Frontier.

  17. Women in the Plains Indian cultures were also the beneficiaries of meaningful family relationships… based on enjoying the rigors of outdoor life in a spiritual communion with the forces of nature.

  18. 500 years after Columbus had landed, their way of life would also be subdued by the forces of Western Civilization…as American Railroads, Mining Companies, Ranchers, Farmers, and a wide range of interested parties moved westward.

  19. Works Cited http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/literature/world_literature/classprojects/mexico/mayat4.jpg http://www.davidmacd.com/images/Guatemala/Tekal_Temple_100_1354.jpg http://highschool.concord.k12.in.us/smolnar/links%20button%20pictures/tenochtitlan2.jpg http://www.plu.edu/~arnoldwp/img/sacrificial-stone.gif http://www.monte-alban.com/images/ballcourt.jpg http://umainetoday.umaine.edu/images/issues/v3i3/columbus-sidebar-pic1.jpg http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/96/93/23209396.jpg http://www.kirkwood.k12.mo.us/parent_student/KHS/plattes/topics1and2/topics1and27.jpg http://www.forttours.com/images/ComanchewWildHorse.jpg http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/imagesv2/img0002.jpg http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/Buffalo/images/pf026174.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg/250px-Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg http://www.accoutrements.com/images/products/11658.jpg http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jam3/atocha/fleetmap.gif

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