What Does Post-Columbian Mean?

Adjective. post-Columbian (not comparable) Referring to the cultures of the American continent after the European influence, specifically to the era after the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.

Why do they call it pre-Columbian?

The word pre-Columbian refers to the era before Christopher Columbus, but sometimes it can include the history of American indigenous cultures as they continued to develop after the Christopher Columbus' first landing in 1492, until they were conquered or influenced by Europeans, even if this happened decades or even ...

What it means pre-Columbian?

: preceding or belonging to the time before the arrival of Columbus in America.

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