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ISBN 10: 1604133481 
ISBN 13: 9781604133486
Author: Tim McNeese, Richard Jensen

The New World Prehistory 1542 Discovering U S History 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Americas Before Columbus

• Chapter 1: Peopling the Americas
  • 1.1 Theories of Migration (Beringia, Coastal Migration, Solutrean Hypothesis)
  • 1.2 Paleo-Indian Era (Clovis Culture, Big Game Hunters)
  • 1.3 Environmental Adaptation and Regional Diversification
• Chapter 2: Early Societies and Cultures of North America
  • 2.1 The Archaic Period: Foragers and Settlers
  • 2.2 The Development of Agriculture (Maize, Beans, Squash)
  • 2.3 Major Cultural Regions and Their Characteristics:
    • 2.3.1 Arctic and Subarctic (Inuit, Dene)
    • 2.3.2 Northwest Coast (Haida, Kwakiutl)
    • 2.3.3 Plateau (Nez Perce, Flathead)
    • 2.3.4 Great Basin (Shoshone, Paiute)
    • 2.3.5 California (Miwok, Pomo)
    • 2.3.6 Southwest (Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, Hohokam, Mogollon)
    • 2.3.7 Plains (Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche - before horses)
    • 2.3.8 Northeast Woodlands (Iroquois, Algonquian)
    • 2.3.9 Southeast Woodlands (Mississippian Cultures, Cherokee, Natchez)
• Chapter 3: Complex Societies and Major Civilizations (Relevant to North American Context)
  • 3.1 The Mississippian Mound Builders (Cahokia, Etowah)
  • 3.2 Ancestral Puebloans (Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde)
  • 3.3 North American Trade Networks and Exchange Systems
  • 3.4 Social Structures, Governance, and Spiritual Beliefs

Part II: Europe on the Eve of Exploration

• Chapter 4: European Worldview and Expansionist Impulses
  • 4.1 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution
  • 4.2 Rise of Nation-States and Monarchical Ambitions
  • 4.3 Economic Motivations (Mercantilism, Search for New Trade Routes to Asia)
  • 4.4 Religious Motivations (Crusading Spirit, Protestant Reformation)
  • 4.5 Technological Advancements (Caravel, Astrolabe, Printing Press)
• Chapter 5: The Iberian Pioneers
  • 5.1 Portugal's Maritime Explorations (Henry the Navigator, Vasco da Gama)
  • 5.2 Spain's Unification and the Reconquista
  • 5.3 Early Spanish Exploration in the Atlantic

Part III: The Encounter and Its Immediate Aftermath (1492-1542)

• Chapter 6: Columbus and the First Encounters
  • 6.1 Christopher Columbus's Voyages and Motivations
  • 6.2 Landfall and First Interactions with Indigenous Peoples (Taino)
  • 6.3 The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Transfers
  • 6.4 Initial Spanish Settlements and the Encomienda System
• Chapter 7: Spanish Exploration and Conquest of the Mainland
  • 7.1 Cortés and the Aztec Empire (Brief overview of the major impact on Mesoamerica)
  • 7.2 Pizarro and the Inca Empire (Brief overview of the major impact on South America)
  • 7.3 Conquistador Mentality and Methods
• Chapter 8: Early Spanish Expeditions into North America (Current U.S. Territory)
  • 8.1 Juan Ponce de León and Florida (1513)
  • 8.2 Pánfilo de Narváez's Disaster and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's Journey (1528-1536)
  • 8.3 Hernando de Soto's Expedition through the Southeast (1539-1542)
    • Interactions with Mississippian cultures.
    • Impact of disease and violence.
  • 8.4 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's Search for Cíbola in the Southwest (1540-1542)
    • Encounters with Pueblo peoples.
    • Exploration of the Great Plains.
• Chapter 9: Early French and English Probes (Limited to this period)
  • 9.1 John Cabot's Voyages to North America (1497-1498)
  • 9.2 Giovanni da Verrazzano's Exploration of the East Coast (1524)
  • 9.3 Jacques Cartier and the St. Lawrence River (1534-1542)
  • 9.4 Early Fishing and Trading Activities in the North Atlantic

Part IV: The Dawn of a New Era

• Chapter 10: The Transformative Impact of the Initial European Contact
  • 10.1 Demographic Catastrophe: The Impact of Disease on Indigenous Populations
  • 10.2 Cultural Exchange and Resistance
  • 10.3 Environmental Changes and the Introduction of New Species
  • 10.4 The Americas on the Brink of Profound Change

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