"The Impact of the Columbian Voyages on Europe"
The voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late Fifteenth Century mark a watershed in the history of the world. The tidal wave created by this earthshaking event washed over the entire globe and its aftershocks produced ripples that have not subsided to this day nor does a cessation of their consequences appear imminent. However, for all of the enormity of the effects, most historians view the consequences from a decidedly Euro-centric basis. They see and report the Encounter (as I shall call these voyages and their aftermath) as though Europe (that is, the western third of the Eurasian continent) alone acted on the outside world and mutual interchange did not take place. Granted, they mention what they see as side effects that affected Europe, but, and this holds even for European historians, they do not grant these very high priority in influencing European history.
Most historians seem to believe that the changes in and......
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