– modern weaponry (guns, swords, cannons, armor, etc.)

• What negative impressions / assumptions did European explorers have about the indigenous people (Native Americans) they encountered?
– Regarding their physical appearances, clothing
– Their customs, beliefs, religious practices, rituals, language,
nomenclature (naming), etc.
• What facts (*specific examples) were later found to be historically more accurate about Indian societies in relation to such aspects as:
– Family structure, especially the role of women?
– Tribal structure / government?
– Agriculture and trade?
– Alliances(withEuropeansaswellaswithothertribes)?
• What were the biological and social consequences of contact (i.e. The “Columbian Exchange”) between Europeans and Native Americans – between Old and New Worlds?
– Diseases
– Animals / Insects
– Plants / Crops
– Culture (European clothing, Christian religious practices)
– Modern Weaponry (guns, swords, cannons, armor, etc.)