-“The Early Modern Period,” p. 161-162
“Europeans and American Indians,” p. 163-164
“Christopher Columbus Recounts…” from Major Problems in American History*Engraving from Columbus: His
Enterprise*
“Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca on the Caribe Indians,” p. 165-166
TEXTBOOK: http://117.239.19.55:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/337/1/pdf552.pdf
Please do the readings for week 2 (in textbook as listed in syllabus with these additional resources):
PDFS:
-Chris Columbus Recounts…. (provided below)
-for the sake of gold.pdf (provided below)
and answer the following questions:
1) Describe some points about the a) origins b) demography and c) ecology about the Americans before
1492/European conquest.
2) Answer #2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d from the lecture videos with the readings for week 2:
3) Give at least 3 points of comparison (how they are similar and different from each other) between the three
primary sources describing the Tainos/Native people of the Caribbean from the three sources (compare the
descriptions by Columbus, Alvarez Chanca, and de Bry [with caption by Konig]).