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 The Americas before Columbus - SPAN2425
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School:  Dept of Spanish & Latin Amer
 
 
Contact: Ross,Peter John
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
  

Description

Examines the development of human societies in the Americas from their arrival to the great empires of the Aztecs and the Incas. The emphasis is on agriculturally based societies including the Olmec, Teotihuacano, Maya and Aztecs of Mesoamerica, the Chavin, Nazca, Moche and Inca of South America and the Anasazi and Mississipian mound builders of northern America.

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