Pre-Columbian era
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The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pre-Columbian era canonical | 6 |
| pre-Columbian era | 5 |
| Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica | 3 |
| Pre-Columbian art | 3 |
| pre-Columbian Americas | 2 |
| Pre-Columbian North America | 1 |
| Pre-Columbian Studies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pre-Columbian era Context triple: [Wampanoag people, historicalPeriod, Pre-Columbian era]
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A.
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a historical and cultural region in the Americas known for its advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, such as the Maya and Aztec, and their shared traditions, languages, and innovations.
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B.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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C.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pre-Columbian era Target entity description: The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
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A.
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a historical and cultural region in the Americas known for its advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, such as the Maya and Aztec, and their shared traditions, languages, and innovations.
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B.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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C.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural period
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historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
pre-Columbian period
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precontact era ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Caribbean
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Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Indigenous civilizations
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agricultural development ⓘ astronomical knowledge ⓘ complex societies ⓘ distinct religious systems ⓘ diverse cultures ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ urban centers ⓘ |
| continent | Americas ⓘ |
| definedBy |
period before sustained European contact in the Americas
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period before voyages of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| endApproximateYear | 1492 ⓘ |
| endEvent | voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ history of the Americas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLegacy |
Indigenous agricultural practices
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Indigenous art traditions ⓘ Indigenous religious practices ⓘ |
| hasSubperiod |
Chavín culture
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surface form:
Andean Formative period
Andean Late Horizon ⓘ Archaic period in the Americas ⓘ Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ Formative period in Mesoamerica ⓘ Paleo-Indian period ⓘ Postclassic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| includesCivilization |
Hopewell tradition
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surface form:
Adena culture
Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ Taíno ⓘ
surface form:
Arawak peoples
Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec civilization
Carib languages ⓘ
surface form:
Carib peoples
Chavín culture ⓘ
surface form:
Chavin culture
Chimu culture ⓘ Guarani peoples ⓘ Hohokam culture ⓘ Hopewell tradition ⓘ Inca Empire ⓘ Mapuche people ⓘ Maya civilization ⓘ Mississippian culture ⓘ Mixtec civilization ⓘ Moche culture ⓘ Mogollon culture ⓘ Nazca culture ⓘ Olmec civilization ⓘ Taíno ⓘ
surface form:
Taino people
Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ Toltec civilization ⓘ Wari Empire ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| languageContext | primarily English-language historiography ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Columbian Exchange
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European colonization of the Americas ⓘ Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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| startProperty | first human settlement of the Americas ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
academic discourse
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heritage preservation ⓘ museum curation ⓘ |
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Subject: Pre-Columbian era Description of subject: The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
Referenced by (21)
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