Internet Exercises

1 Explore the Pre-Colonial History of Mexico and Cahokia Mounds. How advanced were Native American civilizations before Columbus' voyage? Can we call them civilizations?
2 Look at Dick Shovel's brief histories of various Native American groups starting with his web page on Huron Indians. Choose two groups from completely different geographic regions and compare their lifestyles, cultures, and the nature of their interactions with European Americans.
Huron Indians
3 Find out what historians have said about the history and myth of Columbus at The Columbus Doors. After looking at Discovering America and Interacting with Native Americans In New Hampshire, answer the following questions: Would the New World have been "discovered" without Columbus and his daring voyage? What had kept the New World isolated from the Old World for so long?


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