Part one of term paper
Christopher Columbus was often received and remembered by the “schoolbook” image of him as a heroic, brave, modern individual spreading Christian civilization. According to those absorbed in this “myth”, his most important heroic attribution was his discovering of the New World, which led to immense progress. However, based on both ...

Part two of term paper
... he was a “villain” in that he produced facts in ways to his advantage of profit and fame. Columbus was not similar to other historical heroes in that he did not “direct” history; instead, he merely “reflected” his circumstances. During the late 15th century, a string of events initiated a need to seek new ways to Asia. One of the major events was as a result of the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The Muslim Ottoman Turks conquered and took control of the eastern Mediterranean, whi ...