Analyze the ENCOUNTER between Europeans and the peoples of the Americas as the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE — biological, cultural, ecological, and demographic transformation including ~90% Indigenous mortality 1492-1600
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~8 min hist.g7.s.ex_26

Calculation

MG-16 Chart
INDIGENOUS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION graph 1492-1600 — 18x24 inch chart showing population data per Cook 1998 + Mann 20

INDIGENOUS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION graph 1492-1600 — 18x24 inch chart showing population data per Cook 1998 + Mann 2005 + Crosby 1972: Pre-1492 Americas total ~60-112 million (with uncertainty bars); 1600 Americas total ~6-10 million; ~90% mortality 1492-1600. Regional breakdowns: Central Mexico 25M (1519) → 1M (1600); Inca region 12M (1525) → 1.5M (1600). Disease + violence + forced labor + ecological disruption named as compounding factors. Note clearly: this is ABOUT humans, with care and gravity; trauma-informed framing per MG-15 protocol.

Prompt

Use MG-16 + math.g7.s.rp proportional reasoning: Pre-1519 central Mexico ~25 million; 1600 ~1 million. Calculate the mortality percentage 1519-1600. Show your work.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric essay
rubric
points
4
criterion
Correct calculation (25-1)/25 = 0.96 = 96%
points
3
criterion
Names compounding factors (smallpox + violence + forced labor + ecological)
points
3
criterion
Names MG-11 Resilience-FIRST framing
Hints
  1. Mortality = (initial - final) / initial × 100.
  2. Apply MG-11 Resilience-FIRST per trauma-informed protocol.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Stating mortality without resilience framing
  • Treating disease as sole factor
Used in lessons