Eurocentrism & the Great Divergence
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Part 2
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"...The old axis of the world tended to run east and west, from China through India, Persia, and then into the Middle East. This is going to change now as we enter the 19th and 20th centuries. A new axis is going to form, and it runs along the Atlantic rim of Europe. And then of course, in the 20th century, we’ll shift even further west, to the United States...."
Key Terms - Part 1
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Key Terms - Part 2
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Guided Viewing Questions
- What is meant by the term "Eurocentrism?"
- How has it shaped our understanding of world history?
- What is the connection between Eurocentrism and the Great Divergence in the 19th and 20th centuries?
- What thinkers/writers can be associated with this Eurocentric explanation of world history?
- What institutions/factors aided in the ascendance of the west in the modern period?
- What challenges limited the power of Asia in the same period?
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