HIST 130: Aztecs Incas and Conquistadors: Colonialism in the Americas

Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Credits 4
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (D) Historical Studies,
SoAD: Humanities,
CoB: Humanities
This course begins with the Aztec and Incan Empires and ends with the wave of independence movements that transformed the Americas into a continent of nations free from colonial rule. We will explore the developments, structures, and ideologies of European colonialism in the Americas, as well as the ways in which indigenous peoples and free and enslaved Africans navigated colonial rule.
Semester Offered
Spring