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Running head: MODERN WORLD HISTORY RESEARCH ESSAY Modern World History Research Essay Name Institutional Affiliation 1 MODERN WORLD HISTORY RESEARCH ESSAY 2 Modern World History Research Essay Discussion Questions Question 1 The voyages of non-Europeans before the period 1500 mainly comprised voyages that took place in close proximities to already explored areas, including waters and seas (Parry, 1966). Most of these areas were particularly close to continental mainland. In this regard, the voyages by the non-Europeans could be considered as those that had lesser risks and ambitions. For most of the non-Europeans, this period also marked the coming of intruders into their lands and regions from unknown places across the world. While voyages by the Europeans were majorly motivated by several factors, including expanding trade connections and conquering unexplored areas, those of non-Europeans only sought to expand knowledge of explored regions. Notably, non-Europeans’ voyages did not attempt to increase their influence in relation to religious and political spheres, and did not focus on exploring the rest of the world. As such, they probably knew less of the world than the Europeans. Moreover, they also had several delusions regarding the world and waters. While they often underestimated the size of the planet, they also had no practical concept of the size or shape of certain areas, including their own. It is these misconceptions that provided other explorers the conf ...
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