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pre-columbian art is art that was produced before whose arrival in the americas?

christopher columbus
meriwether lewis
francisco pizarro
hernan cortes

Christopher Columbus

The term "Pre-Columbian" is used to designate all history and prehistory of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. However, in a broader sense, it refers to all culture and history of the Americas before significant European influences arrived to the continent. Therefore, the date of 1492 is not a definite line, as many cultures continued to develop in the same way for years or decades after that date (and some pockets of pre-Columbian cultures survive to this day). The term "pre-Hispanic" has a similar meaning in Latin American history.

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.