Ch.13
The story of Dona Marina, Between Two Worlds is a fascinating story. I personally think that she did what she thought was the right thing to do. She might have been protecting someone from the Cortez. She might have also helped Cortez because she did not like the way she was being treated by the Maya Chieftain, and she decided to help Cortez to get revenge.
Ch.14
The silver and global commerce: Now this is something I didn't know. The silver trade was something that opened the doors to global trade. The majority of the silver was found in Bolivia and some in Japan. Soon after the discovery, the silver was being distributed all around the globe. I think this is fascinating because silver was not a necessity but more of a luxury and yet it was so popular. This reminds me of the modern world, how luxury items are in such high demand nowadays, even in some poor countries people manage to obtain luxury items, more than those that they really need.
Ch.15
The section about modern science was a very interesting section of the chapter. This was the part where Strayer talks bout "The Birth of Modern Science." A group of people took the initiative and said that thing were no longer going to "rely on external authority of the bible" (Staryer p740). Instead, things were going to reply more on science. They had different views and ideas that went against what the bible said. This changed a lot of things.
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