Topic 1 – Session 6 – Big Civilization
Columbus and his contemporaries accomplished one big achievement. They began the process which bound the world together. The Columbine Trade connected the economies of the Americas to Europe and Africa. Before one lifetime after Columbus, India and the Orient was connected to the rest of the world via Europe. Because of these voyages we can begin to treat world history as a unified whole rather than just a collection of separate regions.
Outline
Course Big Civilization
Session 6 Colonization
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Further Information
From History Moments Library
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1492 | Columbus Discovers America | Christopher Columbus| |Ferdinand Columbus |
| 1497 | Vasco da Gama Reaches India | Gaspar Correia |
| 1497 | Cabots Discover North America Mainland | Samuel Edward Dawson |
| 1498 | Columbus Discovers South America | Clements Robert Markham |
| 1499 | America’s Namesake’s Second Voyage | Amerigo Vespucci |
| 1513 | Balboa Discovers the Pacific | Manuel Jose Quintana |
| 1519 | Magellan’s Voyage Around the World | Antonio Pigafetta |
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
From Elsewhere
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Zheng He Columbus Vasco da Gama Magellan
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