The Three C's in the Prologue-First Blog

While reading through the prologue in the Ways of the World book, I was intrigued by the three Cs mentioned and the importance of them in the World History.  The change, comparison and connection were the three words that kept me thinking and trying to reflect on the change that occurred from the Paleolithic era and through the Neolithic revolution all the way to the present.  These three words are not only important and practical in the world history but can also be applied in our daily lives.  Looking back at the change in humans from the Paleolithic era of being hunters and gatherers and the revolution in agriculture and the change humans experienced in the Neolithic era is immense.  The whole world in different part of it experienced this change.  Places from Middle East, to Australia, Europe and all the way in America humans, tribes, women, men had a change in their lives.  There was a question on page lxi about "How did the lives of women change as a result of industrialization?  Women throughout history have been seen as child bearing, nurturing people.  This made me think that women did come a long way from the Paleolithic era from being gatherers and now in the business world.  I think change is important in our lives, it makes us grow mentally, physically and spiritually.  It gives us hope and perseverance to look forward to try something new.  T

The second C is comparison and the importance of knowing that in the World History help us see what other countries and culture think and do that might me similar or different than what we do here in the West.  For example what is the difference of agriculture and the way business is conducted in the Middle East verses here in the United States?  The book talks about how comparison proved to be an effective tool to "counteract Eurocentrism", considering how Europe throughout history have made a significant shake up in many countries of the world.  Learning to compare people, culture history throughout the world history gives us the chance to see how those countries' leaders think and make decisions that might have affected their people and also other people lives in the world.

The last C is about connection and how the world history allows us to connect among different and far away people of the world.  It was also interesting to read and see that cross-cultural connections according to the book did not start with Columbus.  For example, the Chinese people interacted with the nomadic people and their culture and religion spread all over Japan, Vietnam and Korea. Learning world history not only builds a connection between the countries about the culture, economics but also the use of technology and media.

The three Cs, changes, comparisons, and connections are the basic framework that can help us understand, acknowledge and tolerate the stories of the world history

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