New World Encounter - Web
Prof Arthur Miller

Columbus voyage
That moment Opened new age of world history

earth round

Europe Asia Africa (3 continents)

Columbus died believing he reached the EAST

Unlike previous Vikings, Spain followed up

Lived apart 10's of 1000's of years

Prior to 1492
Irish potato
Italians tomato sauce
Indians rice wheat sugar horse cow
Columbian Exchange

30K years - ice age

Land bridge in common
Vast unpopulated continent

Stone Age nomad hunters

Beans, squash, corn - changed everything
Settlements



Great mystery

Stone Age weapons of mass destruction

importance of climate
last great ice age

Asia and North America
land bridge

135000
Clovis people - spear points
killing ALL

Native Americans - descendants
remained isolated
