This module I enjoyed reading about and learning about, only because it clarified things about who explored what and what actually was discovered. It definitely broke things down, and it didn't just talk about Christopher Columbus it talked about various colonizations and areas. It made things a lot more simple on where things were coming from and how they ended up, I definitely thought everything revolved around the British but unfortunately, that was not the case. I was stunned to learn that the Muslims were the ones to control most of the trading world during that time. This whole module really opened a horizon of things it basically opened a chapter that textbooks don't really include when reading a textbook it usually talks Christopher Columbus directly and what he thought he discovered. Knowing that he was sponsored by the "King" and "Queen" of Spain which wasn't really Spain yet, he didn't really know what was about to happen on this voyage. In this weeks videos and reading it did teach about how this whole thing came about. Learning that Portugal, Spain and also China were the most higher powers during the 1490s really made me rethink the Europeans ways of life. Textbooks made it seem like Britain was the higher power during this time period of the 14th through the 16th centuries. Knowing that was not the case it changes the whole perspective on how places were discovered, who discovered them and the reason they decided to take that voyage in the first place. Reading and learning things about these voyages opened up a whole new level of education, it was various things that led up to these discoveries and voyages. Such as religion, trade wars, and just wanting to rule in general.
https://brewminate.com/early-globalization-the-atlantic-world-1492-1650/
http://scihi.org/henry-navigator-discoveries/
MAMcIntosh. “Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650.” We're Never Far from Where We Were, 10 Feb. 2018, brewminate.com/early-globalization-the-atlantic-world-1492-1650/.
Hey Essence,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you the textbooks definitely left us with some missing pieces, and these pieces are definitely important. From reading certain things I begin to wonder if a lot of the discoveries of other countries were just a mere coincidence. Take for instance the fact the Christopher Columbus “discovered” the Americas, but in actuality he actually thought he had stumbled upon the West Indies, which is also why he started calling the Natives...Indians. Crazy right?!
hey, essence,
ReplyDeleteI can tell you really enjoyed reading and learning about this history. I saw that it helped clarify things about who explored what and what they learned from doing so. It helped me also understand all that came before Columbus, and how without the Portuguese, his journey wouldn't have been much of a journey at all. Overall, great work!
Hi Essence! I was also very surprised to hear that the muslims were the ones controlling trade during that time. I feel like they are often discredited but they once had powerful empires. Since joining this class, I have learned the hard way that textbooks skew information and leave out details to craft our minds into having a certain perspective.
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