Cartography

There is a lot that has happened in the past, good and bad. Some historical events bring us to where we are now today. Although, some events and historical figures get overlooked in History classes. However, one event or person that does not get overlooked during the discussion of the past is Christopher Columbus being accredited with finding America. We all know that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, trying to get to India for spices and he happened to “discover” America. Christopher…

The Renaissance was an age of Rebirth, from what leads to many different time periods such as The Scientific Revolution, and the Period of Exploration. The Renaissance was an era of rebirth specifically from the Middle Ages. The Scientific Revolution was a change in the ways of the knowledge of science and the Period of Exploration was a time period of adventure and finding new regions. During the Renaissance, there were a lot of significant changes resulting from this time period such as the…

15,1452 died May 2 1519. He was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, his genius…

modern world. The term imperialism has been applied to Western governmental and economic dominance in the 19th and 20th centuries, however its exact meaning continues to be discussed by scholars. For example, mapmakers of the nineteenth century used cartography to further petroleum imperialism. As scholar Bassett notes, "Maps were used in numerous ways to spread European domination over foreign and often unknown territory." It is better to use terms…

I feel that China discovered America. I believe China found America because of their cartography showing the Americas before any other nation was close to discovering it. China, therefore, had scouts and cartographers researching the landscape of North and South America. Statues and walls were also found showing Chinese materials as well as…

Boundaries and borders can be physical or symbolic, visible and invisible. These boundaries and borders represent ideas or ideals dependent upon the position of a society in relation to the border. The Open University (2016a, p.175) states boundaries “can have different meanings for, and effects on, different people depending on gender, race, ethnicity, class, age and many other social characteristics”. The construction of borders is often supported by the concept of justice. However just as…

Tragedy in The Book Of Negroes and Macbeth Tragedy in literature is the series of misfortunes that bring the main character to ruin. In the novel, The Book Of Negroes by Laurence Hill and the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main characters respond to tragedy in many ways. One method is to remain hopeful in desperate situations. In The Book Of Negroes the main character Aminata preserves her faith in one day returning home to Africa. Macbeth has hope in becoming an exceptional king. An…

Where the world economic, trade, cultural, and intellectual centers were at that time before 1500, the world revolved around China and the Indian Ocean. In which, China and India were the most productive corner of the world. China and India were the world’s retail store. If you needed a product you would go to these areas. Trade was first established during the First Axial Age (450 BC.-150 AD.) were the chief trading arteries leading to and out of India and China, foremost of which was the Silk…

What if I told you it only takes a single individual to change the world? Sure, as a child we were told that by dreaming big and working hard we could do anything we set our minds to but very few people can actually claim they accomplished something during their time on this Earth that legitimately reshaped the course of humanity. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of these extraordinary humans that can truly be said to have changed the world. He did so based on the simple belief that “Even if…

Scientific Revolution For centuries, great minds have examined the debate of the impact of the Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Many events occurred such as, The Heliocentric Theory. In 1543 Copernicus came up with the theory that the sun was at the center of the universe. Later, in 1616, Galileo’s findings frightened both catholic and protestant leaders because they went against the church’s teachings and authority. All of these…