Early Latin America Introduction

9/25/97


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Early Latin America Introduction

Today’s Lecture

Chronology

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Geography

Tectonic Plates: PreCambrian Sedementary Plains Basins Young Mtns. Volcanic Basalt Plateau

Principal Physical Features. Key (meters): 3000-5000 1000-3000 500-1000 200-500 sea level-200

Prehistoric settlement types

Cultural Types at Contact: Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, States

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Marriage (at 15) Codex Mendoza, 1540

5 complete conjugal families 4 generations, 3 married brothers (1540)

Aztec household structure before the spiritual conquest (1540)

Author: Robert McCaa

Email: rmccaa@maroon.tc.umn.edu

Home Page: http://www.hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/

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