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AP World History: Modern
Unit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
Topic 4.8
How might history differ if Christopher Columbus had not 'discovered' America in 1492?
Native Americans would dominate the current global political sphere.
The Age of Exploration would be entirely thwarted.
Europe would have remained isolated from the Americas without any exploration or colonization.
Delayed European colonization may alter timelines of cultural exchange & conflict with indigenous peoples.
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