Readings:

pp. 258-287 in your textbook and "Old World Dice in the Protohistoric Southern United States" by R. Barry Lewis.

Thought Questions for Tuesday, November 4

Why were the Indians so susceptible to European diseases?

Why was it so hard for the Spanish to start colonizing the Southeast at first?

What was the Spanish eventual and successful mode of assimilation of the Indians? What evidence is there of this?

Do you think that the astragalus dice are of indigenous origin or were they introduced?