HIST-1224: Conquest and Culture in Latin American Empires
Description: Explores major themes and events in the political and cultural history of major empires in Mexico and Peru from 900 to 1600. Examines the emergence of indigenous empires, their confrontation with European conquistadors, and life in the early colonial period. Discusses the cultural collision that occurred when Europeans arrived in the Americas, and complicates the narrative of the conquest. Focuses on the complex interplay between geography, political and economic organization, and social change. Investigates the position of indigenous peoples in pre-Columbian and European empires in Mesoamerica and the Andes. Discussion of the methods and sources to interpret postclassic and early Colonial Latin America.
Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 5
Average GPA: 3.35 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.84%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.30%
| Edward A Polanco | 2020 | 64.9% | 26.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.45 | 3 |
| Andreza D Jorge | 2023 | 52.3% | 35.3% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 3.19 | 2 |