Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course compares the different regions of Latin America from prehistory through the Early National Period, including Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The course explores pre-Columbian American civilizations, European exploration and conquest, the colonial era, the independence movements, and the creation of nations. Emphasis is given to the economic and social changes, the political and legal struggles, and the cultural and intellectual evolution generated by the encounter of two cultures and the creation of a third distinctive culture. 