Question 1

The textbook authors choose to describe Africa, Europe, and Asia as a single "supercontinent." What are the reasons for this? What evidence can be presented to argue against the idea that this is a single entity?

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Question 2

What are the major distinctions to be drawn between human interactions in Afro-Eurasia and those of the Western hemisphere in the fifteenth century?

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Question 3

What conditions beyond the control of human agency shaped historical outcomes during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? Please give specific examples.

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Quiz 1: The Many Worlds of the Fifteenth Century: 1405-1510

The textbook authors choose to describe Africa, Europe, and Asia as a single "supercontinent." What are the reasons for this? What evidence can be presented to argue against the idea that this is a single entity?

What are the major distinctions to be drawn between human interactions in Afro-Eurasia and those of the Western hemisphere in the fifteenth century?

What conditions beyond the control of human agency shaped historical outcomes during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? Please give specific examples.