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Hey, Mark, I recently read an eye-opening book about Christopher Columbus. Have you ever thought about Christopher Columbus and his impact on history? |
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Oh, Columbus! yeah, he's that hero who discovered America, right? Of course he had tremendous impact on history by discovering the New Land, Claire. |
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Well, actually, it's not a discovery if people were already living there. The popular narrative often paints him as a hero, but there's more to the story. Columbu s did explore the Americas, but his actions also had some negative consequences. |
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Really? I always thought he was this great explorer, opening up new horizons for trade and all. |
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True, he did explore new territories, but his arrival marked the beginnign of European colonization in the Americas. The impact on indigenous populations wasn't all positive - there was mistretment, exploitation, and the spread of diseases. |
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