post-Columbian
Following European contact
Post-Columbian refers to the period in the Americas after Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, marking the beginning of sustained European contact, colonization, and the transformation of indigenous societies.
The term appears in historical and anthropological contexts: post-Columbian population collapse, post-Columbian exchange of crops and diseases.
It contrasts with pre-Columbian, which describes the Americas before European contact.
Foreign territorial takeover
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- settlersThose who establish homes
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
missions · plantations · encomienda · hacienda · viceroy · slavery · enslavement · exploitation
Ancient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- CherokeeIndigenous Southeastern nation
- NahuatlUto-Aztecan language of Mexico
Quechua · resistance · displacement · genocide · treaties · reservations · syncretism · survival
Freedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- republicsStates with elected governance
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
annexation · borders · sovereignty · constitutions · liberation · nationalism · statehood · decolonization
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- settlersThose who establish homes
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
missionaries · missions · plantations · encomienda · hacienda · viceroy · slavery · enslavement · exploitation · imperialism
Aztec
Ancient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- CherokeeIndigenous Southeastern nation
Nahuatl · Quechua · resistance · displacement · genocide · treaties · reservations · syncretism · survival · adaptation
independence
Freedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- republicsStates with elected governance
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
territories · annexation · borders · sovereignty · constitutions · liberation · nationalism · statehood · decolonization · Bolivar
smallpox
Deadly pustular viral infection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
horses · cattle · wheat · sugarcane · tobacco · potatoes · tomatoes · maize · cacao · disease
post-Columbianpre-Columbian
Americas before 1492
precontact · pre-Hispanic · pre-colonial · prehistoric · indigenous
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