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DESCRIBLE THE NEW WORLD THAT COLUMBUS DISCOVERED, INCLUDING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES THAT EXISTED ON THE CONTINENT BEFORE EUROPEAN COLONIZATION BEGAN.

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As you examine the New World found by Columbus and the Native cultures, please allow some of these ideas to help with this vast topic:

First, please note how he encountered people who had occupied the Western Hemisphere for tens of thousands of years. We cannot clump them into one category. Instead, research shows how their "lifestyles and belief systems differed widely and they spoke hundreds of ...

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