What is the focus of Unit 1 in AP US History?

Societal makeup of the Americas pre and post European arrival.

Who were the Pueblo people known for?

Advanced irrigation systems and cliff dwellings.

Europeans, including Juan Guiness de Sepulveda.

Recognition of Native American humanity and rights.

Native American societies varied based on their environments, with groups like the Pueblo people known for advanced farming techniques, while others in regions like the Great Basin were nomadic hunter-gatherers.
European perspectives on Native Americans and Africans were diverse, with individuals like Bartolome de Las Casas advocating for their humanity, while others like Juan Guiness de Sepulveda viewed them as inferior, leading to differing treatment and labor conditions.

What is the focus of Unit 1 in AP US History?
Societal makeup of the Americas pre and post European arrival.
Who were the Pueblo people known for?
Advanced irrigation systems and cliff dwellings.
What did European kingdoms seek due to Muslim control of land routes?
Sea-based trade routes.
Who viewed Native Americans as less than human?
Europeans, including Juan Guiness de Sepulveda.
What did Bartolome de Las Casas advocate for?
Recognition of Native American humanity and rights.

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Unit 1 of the AP US History curriculum focuses on the societal makeup of the Americas before and after European arrival.
Native American cultures were diverse, with societies varying based on their environments.
Pueblo people in Utah and Colorado were farmers, known for advanced irrigation systems and cliff dwellings.
Great Basin and Great Plains regions had nomadic hunter-gatherer groups, organizing into kinship bands.
Coastal regions like California had settled native peoples with fishing villages and trade networks.
The Iroquois in the Northeast were farmers living communally in longhouses.
Mississippi River Valley groups were farmers with trade networks, including the large Cahokia civilization.
European kingdoms sought sea-based trade routes due to Muslim control of land routes to Asia.
Portugal established trading posts in Africa, leading to a strong presence in the Indian Ocean trade network.

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Europeans, including priests like Juan Guiness de Sepulveda, viewed Native Americans as less than human, justifying harsh treatment and labor conditions, while Bartolome de Las Casas opposed this perspective, advocating for their humanity and successfully convincing the king to pass laws ending Native American slavery, which were later repealed due to pressure from wealthy nobles. Additionally, Europeans used biblical interpretations to justify the exploitation of African laborers, attributing their fate to the curse of Ham in the book of Genesis, despite the Bible not explicitly stating such beliefs.