HIST 2760 - The Conquest of America

Institution:

Fitchburg State University

Subject:

Description:

3 cr. 3 hr. The course is an introduction to the societies, individuals and legal and moral issues involved in the European conquest of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere to roughly 1600. The path of conquest is traced chronologically to provide an understanding of the Ibero-Mediterranean milieu that produced the early explorer-conquerors and the dominant indigenous civilizations of the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and coastal Brazil. I,C

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.fitchburgstate.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 345-2151

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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