The chapter begins with a description of a bloodletting ceremony practiced by the Mayans in 683 C.E. It then describes how the early societies of Mesoamerica. After the waters receded between Asia and the Americas, there was a narrow stretch of land in the Bering Strait. The first large group...

In Edmund S. Morgan’s “Columbus’ Confusion About the New World,” Morgan discusses Columbus’ discoveries of the New World, and how it ultimately lead to a civilization’s downfall. Though Columbus brought along his weapons of Christianity and civilization, two items he viewed as gifts for the natives, his actions and gifts...

Even though there is not a great deal of knowledge possessed about Indians as a whole, it is a subject this writer finds extremely fascinating and wishes to know more about. Before this week’s readings, this writer did not have a large working knowledge of California Indians or their lifestyle....

Europeans learned so much from Indians. In fact, Indians taught the Europeans the tactics of survival in general. Ideally, the Native Americans went ahead to show the Europeans the art of hunting, gathering, fishing and also planting and taking care of crops. In general, the Europeans were taught how to...

Part 1: SummaryGallay Alan’s book, The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717 examines how Africans shaped their lives as well as their masters. The author argues that the desire to manage Indian labor was connected to the development of the plantations as...