“发现”美洲:两个文明碰撞的社会文化意义

Discovery of America: The Social and Cultural Significance of the Collision of Two Civilizations

对于哥伦布“发现”美洲的评判,各方站在不同立场的争论从未停止。该文运用对比分析法,从全球发展的视角,分析强大的美洲帝国短时间被欧洲入侵者击败的原因,主要从欧美两大洲的经济发展水平、思想开化程度、与外界联系及文字系统对比中寻找答案。并在此基础上,探寻这一历史事件对当时历史条件下欧洲和美洲社会和文化层面产生的影响。

Regarding Columbus’ s discovery of America, the debate between different parties has never stopped.This article uses comparative analysis to analyze the reasons why the powerful American empires were defeated by European invaders in a short time, from the perspective of global development, mainly from the economic development level, the degree of civilized thinking, the connection with the outside world, and the comparison of the writing system of the two continents in Europe and America. And on this basis, explore the impact of this historical event on the economic, social and cultural development of Europe and America under the historical conditions at that time.