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HIS385 AZTEC & MAYA HISTOY | 3 - Credit Hours

Subject Code

HIS

Course Number

385

Academic Level (Course Level)

Undergraduate

Course Title

AZTEC AND MAYA HISTORY

Course Description

The history of the Aztec and Maya empires in Mexico and Central America before and during the Spanish conquest. The political, economic, and religious motivations for empire building among indigenous cultures. Construction of rulership; Aztec and Maya historiography; systems of trade and tribute; imperial expansion; war and sacrifice; encounter with the Spanish. Offered occasionally.

Credit Hours Min

3

Lecture Hours Min

3