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=Welcome to ANT 242= =End of term project - powerpoints from students available here:= = = == = = == =reading for Dec 2 class = It's a letter from a Judge sent to Mexico shortly after the conquest. He is writing back to a merchant in Spain and sends him lots of information. I'd like you to read this and make a note of: = = =Fall 2013=
 * people he mentions who die in Mexico
 * other people who are living in Mexico
 * the items he mentions buying or selling and cost of these items (retain the monetary units he uses - we can find out later what those might be worth).
 * his business activities
 * the people he mentions in Spain - their gender, and any blood or marriage relationship to him (if not related his possible degree of friendship to them)

Instructor contact information: Dr. Jim Fenton jim.fenton@kctcs.edu 859 246 6364 AT Building Suite 102 Room I.

=Goals=

This semester we will focus mostly on Mexico and Central America to explore how this region developed complex societies over millenia in complete isolation from European and Asian cultures until the 16th century. Studies have revealed that all complex societies appear to undergo similar evolutionary stages. The archaeology and culture history of the New World offers a laboratory extending over 10,000 years and two continents in which researchers can explore the variables involved in the evolution of complex societies. = = =Purpose of this wiki=

We will use this wiki throughout the semester to keep track of assigments and find and use resources to broaden our understanding of the processes that shape social change and that produced the complex civilizations of the New World.You can use this wiki to keep track of weekly readings, find the questions that you need to respond to and access videos and websites that help you understand materials presented in your textbook