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It's interesting that you place the U.S. and Europe at equivalent points in a hierarchy. Perhaps it might be better to consider American history. Or perhaps Nor
by freeopinion 8y ago
It's interesting that you place the U.S. and Europe at equivalent points in a hierarchy. Perhaps it might be better to consider American history. Or perhaps North American history.
But then, organizing by geology might not make the most sense, either. Then, where does European history end and Asian history begin, or African history? Where does North American history end and Mesoamerican history begin?
- zaarn 8y agoI mean, the truth is that history is horribly intertwined and you'd have to go back like 20k years or so to get a useful and true start of history. Dividing it up by geology makes it easier to categorise.
- freeopinion 8y agoGeographic context makes more sense to me than geologic. I'm not sure why we should draw history lines along tectonic plate boundaries unless we are specifically studying geology.