Precolumbian America. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): ( ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005 ) and AIST 1800G and University Advanced Standing Examines evidence of the first Americans, origins of agriculture, and development of cultures and civilizations in North, Central, and South America. Surveys the most recent archaeological research on major American societies, emphasizing the balance between Native and Euro-American perspectives on history and science. Examines the effects of the European conquest of the Americas on Native populations and cultures, and on global historical processes.