Conquest of the Americas /
Marshall C. Eakin ; The Teaching Company.
- 1st ed.
- Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2002.
- 4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (iv, 112 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
- The Great Courses Modern History .
Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also includes a course guidebooks.
Course guidebook includes a glossary, biographical notes, and a bibliography.
"The many topics covered by Professor Eakin as he moves through the turbulent times of the conquest also include: - The growth of the transatlantic slave trade as the conquerors began running out of the labor they needed to exploit the new territories. - The spread of the plantation system as it became the lifeblood of the Portuguese colonial economy. - The building of Spain's "golden age" on the backs of the indigenous peoples whose grueling labor mined the rich silver deposits of Mexico and South America. - The "quest for souls" as Christian religious orders fanned out across the Americas. - How the native peoples of the Americas resisted complete assimilation by creating new and colorful religions from the simmering pot of Christianity and long-held native beliefs. In the final lectures, Professor Eakin looks at the foundations of the different societies in the Americas and looks forward, for better or for worse, to what future may emerge from this common past. " CONTENTS: PART 1 Disc 1 Lecture 1. Three People Collide Lecture 2. The Native Americans Lecture 3. Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas Lecture 4. Europeans and Africans Lecture 5. European Overseas Expansion Lecture 6. Christopher Columbus - Path to Conquest DISC 2 Lecture 7. Stepping Stones - The Conquest of the Caribbean Lecture 8. The Rise of Hernan Cortes Lecture 9. The Fall of Montezuma Lecture 10. Conquistadors and Incas Lecture 11. The Frontiers of Empire Lecture 12. Portuguese Brazil - The King's Plantation PART 2 Disc 3 Lecture 13. The Atlantic Slave Trade Lecture 14. Haciendas and Plantations Lecture 15. American Silver and Spanish Galleons Lecture 16. The Sword and the Cross Lecture 17. New Peoples, New Religions Lecture 18. Late Arrivals - The English in North America DISC 4 Lecture 19. Conquest by Dispossession Lecture 20. Late Arrivals - The French in the Americas Lecture 21. Pirates of the Caribbean Lecture 22. Clash of Cultures - Victors and Vanquished Lecture 23. The Rise of "American" Identities Lecture 24. The Americas - Collisions and Convergence
"The many topics covered by Professor Eakin as he moves through the turbulent times of the conquest also include: - The growth of the transatlantic slave trade as the conquerors began running out of the labor they needed to exploit the new territories. - The spread of the plantation system as it became the lifeblood of the Portuguese colonial economy. - The building of Spain's "golden age" on the backs of the indigenous peoples whose grueling labor mined the rich silver deposits of Mexico and South America. - The "quest for souls" as Christian religious orders fanned out across the Americas. - How the native peoples of the Americas resisted complete assimilation by creating new and colorful religions from the simmering pot of Christianity and long-held native beliefs. In the final lectures, Professor Eakin looks at the foundations of the different societies in the Americas and looks forward, for better or for worse, to what future may emerge from this common past. " DVD CONTENTS:
PART 1
Disc 1 Lecture 1. Three People Collide Lecture 2. The Native Americans Lecture 3. Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas Lecture 4. Europeans and Africans Lecture 5. European Overseas Expansion Lecture 6. Christopher Columbus - Path to Conquest
DISC 2 Lecture 7. Stepping Stones - The Conquest of the Caribbean Lecture 8. The Rise of Hernan Cortes Lecture 9. The Fall of Montezuma Lecture 10. Conquistadors and Incas Lecture 11. The Frontiers of Empire Lecture 12. Portuguese Brazil - The King's Plantation
PART 2
Disc 3 Lecture 13. The Atlantic Slave Trade Lecture 14. Haciendas and Plantations Lecture 15. American Silver and Spanish Galleons Lecture 16. The Sword and the Cross Lecture 17. New Peoples, New Religions Lecture 18. Late Arrivals - The English in North America
DISC 4 Lecture 19. Conquest by Dispossession Lecture 20. Late Arrivals - The French in the Americas Lecture 21. Pirates of the Caribbean Lecture 22. Clash of Cultures - Victors and Vanquished Lecture 23. The Rise of "American" Identities Lecture 24. The Americas - Collisions and Convergence COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
Professor Biography Course Scope
Lecture 1: Three People Collide Lecture 2: The Native Americans Lecture 3: Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas Lecture 4: Europeans and Africans Lecture 5: European Overseas Expansion Lecture 6: Christopher Columbus - Path to Conquest Lecture 7: Stepping Stones - The Conquest of the Caribbean Lecture 8: The Rise of Hernan Cortes Lecture 9: The Fall of Montezuma Lecture 10: Conquistadors and Incas Lecture 11: The Frontiers of Empire Lecture 12: Portuguese Brazil - The King's Plantation Lecture 13: The Atlantic Slave Trade Lecture 14: Haciendas and Plantations Lecture 15: American Silver and Spanish Galleons Lecture 16: The Sword and the Cross Lecture 17: New Peoples, New Religions Lecture 18: Late Arrivals - The English in North America Lecture 19: Conquest by Dispossession Lecture 20: Late Arrivals - The French in the Americas Lecture 21: Pirates of the Caribbean Lecture 22: Clash of Cultures - Victors and Vanquished Lecture 23: The Rise of "American" Identities Lecture 24: The Americas - Collisions and Convergence