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European Attitudes towards Muslims, Jews, And Black Africans
Discrimination and segregation have been common when two groups or individuals with
different beliefs, values, and opinions are gathered in one geographical or perceived
environment. Before the internet took over the world, discrimination and segregation were
present in physical locations. To experience them, they had to be either on the other party's
geographical territory; however, the internet has advanced it a little further and can easily spread
the bush fire. While discrimination is still prevalent in the modern age, the intensity is moderated
compared to the olden days, when physical battering and hard labor were predominant. Even
though discrimination still exists in the modern age, it is less intensified thanks to the
reformation and renaissance campaigns. Racial and religious discrimination have been the most
common forms of discrimination in our societies and significantly impacted the affected
populations. This paper seeks to describe the European attitudes towards Jews, Muslims and
Black Africans and the role of the Renaissance and Reformation in shaping the good and bad
treatments of the Europeans.
In the early centuries, the white race was superior to any other race and reserved all the
rights while the other, most specifically, the Black Africans, were at their service. Discrimination
heightened between the 16
th
and the 17
th
centuries
1
when routes were discovered across the
world. In contrast, others were interested in conquering more and more geographic space, which
came with more power. During this period, only the strongest survived. If the other party had a
population advantage, they were superior. The lesser population had to assimilate into them or
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Terpstra, Nicholas. 2019. Lives Uncovered : A Sourcebook of Early Modern Europe. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London:
University Of Toronto Press.

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escape to other grounds, and in some instances, the interaction was fatal. Across Europe,
European whites had the demographic advantage, and any other race was insignificant. On the
religious front, based on their population
2
, Christians had the advantage, which made the
Muslims and Jews inferior, who in most instances were exiled, assimilated, or others were
resolved through religious melees.
The English were the first people to expel the Jews out of their territory in 1290, a
decision overturned in 1656. They became considerably tolerant of the Jews compared to
European countries like Spain and Italy. In Italy, Jews were forced to convert to Christianity,
where some were threatened by violence; others accepted it as a way of personal advancement.
In contrast, others kept on hopping between the two. However, religious leaders treated this as
gross and were punished harshly. The Spanish Inquisition was even more severe in their
punishment and stricter on what they meant by conversion. The Spanish Inquisition demanded
that converted Jews or Muslims change their family names, dietary preferences, language and
clothing. The Spanish captured the Muslims after their last kingdom was conquered in Granada
in 1492
3
, living them with the option of either being converted or fleeing. Although a couple of
Muslims remained, some chose to practice their faith undercover, which was very daring of them
considering the authority of the Spanish Inquisition.
During the scramble and partition of Africa, European countries were able to gain
dominance over the Africans, conquer their lands, and, worse, recruit them into their campaign
towards gaining control of the global market through bulk production. The Portuguese were the
2
Elukin, Jonathan. "Living Together, Living Apart." In Living Together, Living Apart. Princeton University Press,
2009.
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Terpstra, Nicholas. 2019. Lives Uncovered : A Sourcebook of Early Modern Europe. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London:
University Of Toronto Press.

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Take Home Essay Name Student Code Course Course Code Date Group A European Attitudes towards Muslims, Jews, And Black Africans Discrimination and segregation have been common when two groups or individuals with different beliefs, values, and opinions are gathered in one geographical or perceived environment. Before the internet took over the world, discrimination and segregation were present in physical locations. To experience them, they had to be either on the other party's geographical territory; however, the internet has advanced it a little further and can easily spread the bush fire. While discrimination is still prevalent in the modern age, the intensity is moderated compared to the olden days, when physical battering and hard labor were predominant. Even though discrimination still exists in the modern age, it is less intensified thanks to the reformation and renaissance campaigns. Racial and religious discrimination have been the most common forms of discrimination in our societies and significantly impacted the affected populations. This paper seeks to describe the European attitudes towards Jews, Muslims and Black Africans and the role of the Renaissance and Reformation in shaping the good and bad treatments of the Europeans. In the early centuries, the white race was superior to any other race and reserved all the rights while the other, most specifically, the Black Africans, were at their service. Discrimination heightened between the 16th and the 17th centuri ...
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