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Christopher Columbus Dicussion

 

please answer the following questions in at least 300 words minimum:

1) What were your previous understandings of Christopher Columbus, or what did you learn about him in grade school? How did this week’s materials challenge your previous perspective of Christopher Columbus?

2) Compare/contrast the authors’ perspectives from the “Columbus Day Comic” and the “Flawed Critique of Columbus Day.”

3) According to this week’s materials, what is the “Culture of Conquest” and how did it emerge?

4) What does the term “Doctrine of Discovery” mean, and what is its significance as we analyze US history from an Indigenous perspective?

5) Lastly, please share your thoughts/reactions to the “Columbus Controversy” video. What specific scenes or quotes resonated with you most? What connections did you notice?

Links for topic in questions asked:

https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/columbus-c…

https://www.thefeministwire.com/2013/10/christophe…

https://theoatmeal.com/static/columbus_day.html