It is fascinating to me to read about the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It seems to me humans have come so far but not without lots of bloodshed along with enslaving a race or a sex. Women didn't seem to have any importance except to feed and care for these men who fought the wars, sailed the ships and ruled the world. This actually has made me appreciate our world today more. Though i still think men are still trying to rule the world with their women behind them.
   When i was in school we thought Columbus was such a great man and now we come to find out he was a horrible man was a not much of a surprise. Why would we put such an importance on him? Was it because he founded America? Actually the Indians were here first, so he really didn't. I also think those Indians came from Mexico and south America during the migration period, because the lands are connected or not far to sail with a boat. I have also always loved the romanticism of the Renaissance period, though there was a lot of politically stuff going on in the world not to mention the recovery of the Plague.The movies now a days make it all seem so perfect. A time men romanced their women and fought wars and came back heroes. While part of this is true it wasn't as perfect as they portrayed. It appalls me at the fight for who is to rule and the enslavement of many people. Power and wealth seem to be on the minds of all the empires. Also how the church seem to encourage the beliefs of society back then. They all tried to get everyone to believe that their religion was the correct one. For this, they had to kill each other is just crazy. It also fascinates me in how much we discovered about ourselves and how we learned to live in such a hard time.