LAS200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Orality
27 Nov 2017
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History relies on written documents ledgers etc. especially for commerce. Re conquest the name used to talk about the 700 years long civil war. History can be manipulated by politics: oct 12 columbus day. The expulsion of the jews and muslims in spain to create a homogenous society that looks and speaks the same language racial purity. Created a book on grammar etc. that helps create a unity and homogeneity in the society. The men coming to the new world to create a homogenous one language one religion society. Issue of genealogy was still prevalent after 100 years of 1492. Columbus was an entrepreneur, wanted money from the crown to explore and do business in asia e. g. india for spices isabelle grants the money, 3 little ships. 1st voyage into the unknown august 3 - october 12, 1492. Interior of carabela, columbus takes 3 of them.
