1491: New World Theories on Mesoamerica
HON 120-315
Spring 2012

HON 120-315 Class Presentation List

Date                            Topic                                                                    Name(s)                   

Feb 15/17                    The Emergence of Agriculture                                             Nicki Bailey
                                      What, where, when & how?

Feb 22/24                    The Olmec – “Mother Culture”                                           Steph Chizmar
                                      of Mesoamerica?

March 14                     Mesoamerica’s early engineers                                           Troy King
                                      How did they do that?

March 28                     The Classic Maya Collapse                                                    Bianca Oyaneden
                                      Why did it happen?  Where?

April 4                          The Mesoamerican “World System”
                                      Economic integration

April 11                        The Aztecs & Sacrifice in Mesoamerica                               Amelia Sludds & Ben Rose
                                      Why did they do that?

April 25                        The Conquest of Mexico                                                         Chelsea Blanton
                                     How did Cortes and a few Spaniards conquer
                                     the mighty Aztec Empire?