SOGE 360 - Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the Americas

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An examination of the development of high civilizations in Mexico, Central and South America. Special attention will be devoted to the latest of those civilizations: the Maya, Aztec and Inca, but students will also learn about the important early New World civilizations as well, such as the Olmec, or the city of Teotihuacan, and Chavin and the Moche in the Andes. The approach will focus on the evolution of complex adaptations to the environment, intensive cultivation and the rise of empires. (As needed)