Be careful what you ask for... ;)

Started replying to a post comment I got from Renee on a previous post and when I was done I realised that a LONG "comment" like mine might be easier to read as a regular post instead and since it's my blog that's what I decided to do! :)
I was asked (about the history subject in school) What about you guys? What do you study? And what about America do you learn?

For you Nee,
you'll be sooo sorry you asked!! ;)

What we're taught!? :O :D Well it's starts of somewhere in the river civilisations of Mesopotamia and goes through Egypt and Minoan (?) culture and then Ancient Greece, city-states, "democracy", Alexander the Great etc. and the Roman Empire (rise and fall), Middle Ages (feudalism, crusades what else!? *lol*) Ehm...? The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation, European explorers (finding America and the others) Hmmmm...! :)

There's the Enlightenment (is that right in English?) the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars...and then the WW's and Cold War... Feels like important stuff is "lost" but I feel a lenghty reply approaching...! ;)

A lot of focus on Sweden's involvement in these things (of course) but since we weren't perhaps the quickest to grasp things :) it's a general overview on the Big Players of the time/era.

If you want a glimpse of Swedish history I really "like" Christina of Sweden (interesting Queen, raised to be King - she "killed" Descartes in her quest for knowledge! ;) Kinda cool I think! :)).

Lost my train of thought...sorry...Anton woke up. I think I was done with what we're taught right? *lol* You know I LOVE this stuff and I'm trying to keep it short and sweet and obviously failing! ;) ;)

About America...?? :/ Have to have a think...! :/ :) Where to start...? :P

We're _of course_ :) taught that it was that the first Europeans in America were the Vikings! :D (we like to think of them as all-Swedish! ;)) There's a little about the conquistadors and the consequences the "discovery" of the New World had on the indigenous people. Then there's not much really until the time/ideas/events (both in Europe and North America) leading up to the American Revolution though not in detail... Central and South America is sort of completely "forgotten" about... :/

Trying to think what else I can remember...there's the slavery and the other stuff leading up to the American Civil war but it's a very busy era over here too so not in much depth. :)
There's of course a good deal of talk too about the all the people emigrating to USA but (clearly) not from an American point of view. Focus is on the reason/causes for them leaving Sweden (Europe).

Hmm...then there's the Wall street Crash, Great Depression (both over there and here), the New Deal and then it's back to us again for WW2 (and a little bit about the US - like Hiroshima and such). The Cold War had a fair bit to do with the US so Kennedy/Cuba, Vietnam etc. and that's about that...? I guess after that it's too modern "history" to be taught in history class. :) It's more suited for civics (?) class. :)

Wow! :D Long comment post...! :D I think I'll make a post of it instead! It'll be easier for you to read. Forgive me if I've forgotten or messed anything important up! :/ :)

Hope you're still with me at the end! :D

♥ E.