SPAN 44 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Christopher Columbus, Eurocentrism
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Test won"t be plot summary based, as well as specific things. Will be about things like main ideas, political theories, etc. You"ll see trends throughout history change and resonate. Come to class with a critical question. Bad example; what religion is depicted in bartholome de las casas. Good example; how is religion is depicted in bartholome de las casas. You get the creation of the world in the middle. It"s a bit confusing because it"s not linear. Interesting that it"s like almost like the bible. The parallelism because it is transcribed by a spanish priest. Once the decedent dies they live on through the ones who are alive. Religion is used as an excuse to justify his actions. Logical explanation of how the world is cosmo vision. Idea that the people come from the corn. He"s going to get his hands on marvelous. He"s trying to get money so he"s a salesman. Needs to take advantage of the land.
