4–6% of the AP exam. Key topics: Diversity of Native American societies before European contact, European exploration motivations and early voyages, Columbian Exchange (biological, cultural, economic), Spanish conquest and colonial labor systems (encomienda, mita), Cultural interactions and conflicts between Europeans and Native Americans, Portuguese and Spanish imperial models, Impact of disease on indigenous populations.
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