HST 291 - The West and the World:The Americas Encounter Europe

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CUNY College of Staten Island

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4 hours; 4 credits A study of encounters among the indigenous populations of the Americas, Europeans, and Africans. This course examines pre-Columbian historical development in the Americas, the European historical contexts of expansion and empire, moments of contact between Europe and the Americas, patterns of empire and settlement, patterns of acceptance and resistance on the part of indigenous cultures to European empires, the social and historical legacies of Old and New World cultures, and the historical development of diverse social and political systems in the Western hemisphere. Prerequisites: ENG 111 and COR 100 or any college-level history course

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csi.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 982-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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