[History 2403E] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 143 pages long Study Guide!
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Europe c. 1500: an overview & concepts of space. Results in the birth of the modern world. It was a world that was geographically closed, inwardly focused, Europeans had little knowledge of world in global level/ wider world. Columbus discovered west indies in 1492 (thinks he is going to india but instead hit south america) Europeans were focused on local and regions problems, they did not focus on the issues/ people surrounding them. Vast majority of people did not often travel very far. Germany doesn"t exist yet (instead it is the holy roman empire) A unified italy doesn"t exist (unified in 1878) Spain doesn"t exist yet (number of independent regions instead) Russia doesn"t exist yet (unified in 1871) Borders are more concepts, regionally fragmented (not actually separated) Focused on their own backyards rather than the big picture ( inwardly. 300 independent principalities fall under one umbrella.