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what difficulties do historians encounter in using columbus journals and engravings as sources of understanding for encounter between European explorers and indigenous peoples of new world
What difficulties do historians encounter in using Columbus’ journals and 16th-century European engravings as sources for understanding the encounter between European explorers and indigenous peoples of the New World c. 1492
Which of the foundations of democracy is considered the key to an effective democracy? a. equality of all men c. necessity of compromise b. Majority rule d. Individual freedom
What difficulties do historians encounter in using Columbus’ journals and 16th-century European engravings as sources for understanding the encounter between European explorers and indigenous peoples of the New World c. 1492 (The Americas)? How would you advise historians to approach these sources?
Use evidence to support your answer, from the journal extract of Christopher Columbus provided, and from the engravings on pp. 288, 303 and 305 of Stuart Hall, “The West and the Rest”.
