Peoples and Civilizations of Pre-Columbian America

The subject in Section 951 is Andean civilization to c. 1540. The outline begins with the character and achievements of Andean civilization, with the ethnography and geography of the Andean region, and with archaeological and documentary historical sources. It goes on to the history of the pre-Inca cultures and states in the Andean region. It then deals with the empire of the Incas to the time of the Spanish conquest (1532-40).

The subject in Section 952 is Meso-American civilization to c. 1540. The outline begins with the geography and ethnography of Meso-America and with the character and achievements of MesoAmerican civilization. It goes on to the history of Meso-American civilizations until their conquest and destruction by the Spanish.