Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Knowledge Question - Did Columbus Really Discover America?
NOTE- In this short video we see and hear multiple knowledge claims about who reached America first. Be careful with the use of the word 'discovered' regarding piece of land already occupied by other people. The use of certain words in history can help 'soften' colonialism or even try to justify it. Was America 'lost' before it was discovered by Europeans or the Chinese for that matter.
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