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ERIC Number: EJ440243
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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The Seeds of Change.
Viola, Herman J.
OAH Magazine of History, v5 n4 p31-34 Spr 1991
Discusses "Seeds of Change," a Columbian quincentenary exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution. Describes the rapid transformation of the Americas after contact with the Europeans. Reports that the exhibit explores the destruction of the native population by disease, war, slavery, the ongoing decimation of the rain forest, and the transformation of the ethnic makeup of whole continents. (DK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Diseases, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Exhibits, Human Geography, Rainforests, Slavery, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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