How do we know there were not Native Americans during the time period we are talking about? We often base things off of evidence and our thinking, but new things are discovered everyday. We can be wrong. We really can.
I don't mean to be rude, but I did not say Columbus was the first to discover North America. I questioned whether North America would be the same or not if he failed to reach it. The Vikings did reach Canada, and North America before anyone else did, but they didn't share that to the English or French. But Columbus was paid by the Queen and King of Spain to find a way to make sea-fare quicker so they could trade with the Indies better. But I did not say that Columbus was the first to discover the Americas. There would have been other Europeans to discover North America, I agree, but the time period would be different. If Columbus failed to reach North America, people might have thought he fell off the edge of the Earth, and would have been too afraid to try and go west. So that could have made the time period different by a span of 30 years or more.
You have to remember, everything is not just the geograpy's effect. If history were changed by 5 years, then our world could be different. And what if the Europeans decided to travel across land to India? Then Africa could have not been discovered by the Europeans for a long time after the original date. Everything has to do with time and place. Maybe if European countries had different kings or queens, and they were less "Adventurous" and didn't wish to spend money on Navigation, then other countries would have been discovered by different people.
Like I said above, everything has to do with time and place, not just geography. Many things couldn't have been discovered if it were not the right time or place.
Yeah, we can talk about this more. I'm really interested in to World War II, so we should talk about the outcome if certain things hadn't happened. And I don't know much about world religions, but my mother's side is Christian, and my father's side is Jewish. We're kind of a bi-religion family...It's really wierd. Hannakuh and Christmas, Bar Mitzvah and Birthday...It's kind of akward lol.
Sometimes I seem mean when I argue, but that's just when I am trying to make a point :)
I don't mean to be rude, but I did not say Columbus was the first to discover North America. I questioned whether North America would be the same or not if he failed to reach it. The Vikings did reach Canada, and North America before anyone else did, but they didn't share that to the English or French. But Columbus was paid by the Queen and King of Spain to find a way to make sea-fare quicker so they could trade with the Indies better. But I did not say that Columbus was the first to discover the Americas. There would have been other Europeans to discover North America, I agree, but the time period would be different. If Columbus failed to reach North America, people might have thought he fell off the edge of the Earth, and would have been too afraid to try and go west. So that could have made the time period different by a span of 30 years or more.
You have to remember, everything is not just the geograpy's effect. If history were changed by 5 years, then our world could be different. And what if the Europeans decided to travel across land to India? Then Africa could have not been discovered by the Europeans for a long time after the original date. Everything has to do with time and place. Maybe if European countries had different kings or queens, and they were less "Adventurous" and didn't wish to spend money on Navigation, then other countries would have been discovered by different people.
Like I said above, everything has to do with time and place, not just geography. Many things couldn't have been discovered if it were not the right time or place.
Yeah, we can talk about this more. I'm really interested in to World War II, so we should talk about the outcome if certain things hadn't happened. And I don't know much about world religions, but my mother's side is Christian, and my father's side is Jewish. We're kind of a bi-religion family...It's really wierd. Hannakuh and Christmas, Bar Mitzvah and Birthday...It's kind of akward lol.
Sometimes I seem mean when I argue, but that's just when I am trying to make a point :)