THE YEAR 1000: WHEN EXPLORERS CONNECTED THE WORLD AND GLOBALIZATION BEGAN - Valerie Hansen

THE YEAR 1000: WHEN EXPLORERS CONNECTED THE WORLD AND GLOBALIZATION BEGAN - Valerie HansenPeople often believe that the years immediately prior to AD 1000 were, with just a few exceptions, lacking in any major cultural developments or geopolitical encounters, that the Europeans hadnt yet reached North America, and that the farthest feat of sea travel was the Vikings invasion of Britain. But how, then, to explain the presence of blonde haired people in Maya temple murals at Chichn Itz, Mexico? Could it be possible that the Vikings had found