HISTORY 382 - 16th Century Peru and Mexico:Conquest and Cultural Synthesis

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. Few moments have so radically altered the course of history as Spain's encounter with the Americas. The first century of contact changed Europe's economy, agriculture, and diet; it altered the balance of power between European empires, and upset European ideas about history, geography, and nature. The effects on the Americas were even more profound: European diseases decimated indigenous populations while Spain's people, language, and religion spread throughout the western hemisphere. Spain built its American empire on a foundation of Inca and Aztec civilizations, making Peru and Mexico its new-world capitals and co-opting native leaders into the colonial hierarchy. Missionaries spread literacy among indigenous elites, initiating an exchange of ideas still accessible to historians. This course will study early Spanish and indigenous writings about the conquest, and the conditions of life in the hybrid society that emerged thereafter. Conference. Not offered 2009-10

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

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(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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