Discussion Post #1: What Explains Europe’s Rise?

Taken together, the history in chap. 12 and Shafer’s essay “Southernization” provide us much to consider with respect to the Rise of the West, that is, from Europe’s marginal position in the globe in the fifteenth century to its transformation into the center of empires by the late nineteenth. Based on your reading of this history, what do you think are the most relevant factors that made this shift possible? In your initial post you should cite a few things you find to be most significant. In your replies you should agree or disagree with your fellow classmates and cite evidence that supports your position.

Don’t forget the sample posts or the rubric either!

THE ANSWER NEEDS TO BE ONLY COMPLETLY BASED OFF THE READING

here is the reading: Download 34-3 Economic Transformations – Empires and Encounters 1450–1750.pptx

And this Download Shafer – Southernization.pdf