The Portuguese became the first Europeans to explore the West Coast of Africa in the 1400s, and

The apparent uniformity of the big-game-hunter (Clovis) culture was replaced by great cultural diversity after the Paleo-Indians began devoting more energy to

The majority of persons arrested on charges of witchcraft in Salem

European strains of Smallpox are believed to have decimated nearly 90% of the Native American population by the 16th century, creating the world’s worst demographic disaster. Scholars such as Jared Diamond argue that the reason Smallpox spread so rapidly in the Americas was

Based on Columbus’ journal entries, the Taino

Studies of nineteenth century prostitution in New York City suggest that

The Crusades created a mentality in Europe which emphasized

Agriculture changed Archaic cultures because it

The eighteenth century the economy of the New England colonies centered on

In the U.S. South, a “planter” was considered a person who owned at least __________ slaves.