I've never really considered how the cultural changes that came from the Scientific Revolution actually could've potentially led to difference in class such as hierarchies and political systems. I've only really thought of it as a cultural change and never really considered how the changes in culture can impact government decisions.

I think it's interesting that Africa had a lot of strong Christian empires in ancient times, I always have viewed Africa as a continent that has been a predominantly Islamic continent with many different countries so the idea of unified Christian empires is fascinating to me.

Even though I am religious and Christian, I think it's interesting to learn throughout history how Christian beliefs have impacted the way that empires view everything that they are doing, even if it maybe morally wrong. God says not to kill, but here their success in wars shows them how powerful their God is.

I think it's fascinating to see how Christianity was able to spread so fast from the Middle East all the way to Europe and Asia and how long it was able to retain it's power in those areas.

It is shocking to me that even this long ago that Indians were seen as people in the bottom class, especially considering that they largely remained in the bottom even after the United States became a country.

One of the earliest themes that I have discovered early on in this course is the power behind mapmakers and how important mapmaking was throughout history.

I have always found it interesting that historians tend to praise some leaders of the older empires such as Alexander the Great or Julius Cesar, but don't feel nearly as fond about recent leaders who have attempted to create an empire such as Hirohito or others who have attempted to do so.

It seems as if neither are really true. According to the Australian government’s agriculture website, as of 2025 55% of Australian land is used for agricultural purposes. While they might have had sufficient resources that could deter their need to start aggressively pursuing agriculture, their tendency to assimilate with other cultures over the course of a few millennia indicates that they slowly developed their agricultural habits over time, rather than overhauling society overnight to adapt to how the people of New Guinea lived