12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW
East Building 122
Section Information for Spring 2012
This course examines the forms of conquest and colonization practiced in Mesoamerica and the Andes by the Aztec, Inca, and Spanish empires over five hundred years, from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries. We will examine two sets of questions. First, how have historians thought about the Spanish conquest? What do terms such as “conquest,” and “colonial” mean to different historians? Do they refer to simple relationships between dominator and oppressed, or do they refer to more ambiguous and contested processes? Second, why did certain civilizations rise to prominence? Why did some civilizations dominate others? How important were external and internal factors?Tags:
Credits: 3
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