Indigenous Peoples of the America European Conquest Readings

  -“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]).