Diving Headfirst into Nonfiction......Not so Bad After All

For the nonfiction portion of the reading, I chose to start with a history book. I chose European History from a Global Perspective. I'd always had more than a passing interest in European History. I was probably one of the only people who was sad when they took away the class and added in the more global but much less interesting field of World History. The book covers ancient times up to the beginning of the age of revolution in 1775. From  the Classical Era of the Greek City States and their wars, revolutions, and intrigues, to the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the book explains not only the effect of certain events on their local areas, but explains how events effected on a global scale. The book made me realize the intricate nature of the history of the world, how events in one part of the world can have a profound impact on the globe. The fact that a war over hegemony in Greece could effect revolutions in France nearly 2100 years later is in my opinion mind blowing. While many in the world think of history as among the most boring topics ever to be taught in a high school, a bit of outside reading may change their minds, like it changed mine.