HIST 2450 Lecture 6: HIST2450 - Lecture 6
1 Jun 2016
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French revolution"s impact: it is too soon to say 250 years post-revolution. Long dur e long term impacts of how things spread around. What do they know of britain who only britain know? british history cannot be comprehended without understanding the culture of britain. Sought to create a universal history impossible due to lack of knowledge of the new world. Efforts to create a history of everything under heaven sought to create a history beyond. Ranked history based on the civility of the nation. Wrote an early world history travelled to asia and wrote of his experiences in china. 1295: wrote a book comparing china and europe never mentioned very prominent cultural features (i. e. drinking tea) Controversy as to whether or not he actually travelled to china. New transatlantic exchanges al-hasan inb muhammad al-wazzan al-fasi (leo africanus) (1494-1554?) How different populations in africa were interlinked in terms of differing religions. New people wrestling with the introduction of new cultures.
