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Walk Thru History Class Has Begun
Posted by Eddie
It’s not too late, well maybe it is.
We’re talking about China. Greg says their more capitalist than we’re are. We’re off!
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The title for week two is “Our 24/7 World”.
Posted by on 10/15 at 06:09 PM -
It starts with Eratosthenes who said “The Earth is Round and It’s this big” in 240 B.C. We are now discovering the world along the edges. Discovering the world by sailing along the coasts.
Posted by on 10/15 at 06:31 PM -
East and West is easier than North and South. Climates tend to be similar. Something happens in 410 AD. (the fall of Rome) Rome kept the known world safe, so when Rome fell it was not safe to travel.
Posted by on 10/15 at 06:44 PM -
The Middle Ages: The Rise of feudalism. Greg calls it a protection racket. Travel becomes very dangerous and thus infomation takes a hit. Europe becomes isolated.(500-1000 AD) The Legend of Prestor John and where he lived. Early Christian civilazations, possibly Ethopia, were talked about.
Posted by on 10/15 at 06:56 PM -
Marco Polo: was asked to bring back a 100 Christian teachers but only brought 2 because the Pope Clement iv (1268) died and it took three years to fill the position, and thus the oppotunity was lost to bring Christ to China.
Posted by on 10/15 at 07:07 PM -
Colombus, De Gama and Sir Francis Drake discover the world. We’re now onto the longitude problem. Greenwich Mean Time is the answer.(GMT) 24/7 World? Twenty four time zones.
Posted by on 10/15 at 07:40 PM