Description
This week introduces students to the topic of the so called
“Discovery” of the Americas and deals meanly with the European
representation of the Indigenous people and the American
continent.
Objectives:
1. Describe and criticize the European representation of Indigenous
peoples and the American continent
2. Identify and analyze critical responses to European
representations of the Americas
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Explanation & Answer
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European representation of the Indigenous people and the American People
Critical Analysis
The European discovery and description of the indigenous people of the American
continent are understood to be an endeavor underlined by mischief, coercion and was played as a
game of wits. The European invaders used the borrowed knowledge from their former
philosophers such as Aristotle, to force their rule on the native tribes of the Americas, asserting
their perspectives on the primitive nature of the native societies. While the Europeans considered
the native's ignorance to the primary and fundamental knowledge, the natives, on the other hand,
had already acquired the same knowledg...
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