2. VISUAL EVIDENCE Return to the image of The Last Judgment on page 21. How does the emphasis on universal truth and everlasting punishment and reward make Christianity different from animism How might faith in such a religious system shape the values and priorities of believers? Start hereto learn more about the events discussed in this chapter. MORE TO EXPLORE Philip D. Curtin, The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex, 2nd ed. (1998). Traces the long evolution of plantations and slavery in world history. Peter C. Mancall, ed, Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery (2006). Travelers accounts from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Charles C. Mann, 1491 (2005) and 1493 (2011). These two books explore the Americas before Columbus and the global changes unleashed by his voyages. David Northrup, Africa’s Discovery of Europe 1450– 1850, 2nd ed. (2008). European-African interactions from an African perspective. Timothy R. Pauketat, Cahokia (2009). An evocative account of North America’s great city and archaeologists efforts to unearth it An Ongoing Voyage (loc.gov/exhibits/ 1492 /intro.html). Offers images and analysis of the native cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
