Flashcards: European Exploration and Indigenous Perspectives — 9 cards

Age of Discoveries — construct?

A 19th-century European exploration narrative.

Age of Discoveries — period?

European explorations and territorial expansion.

European Navigators — role?

Explored, mapped, and expanded European horizons.

Controversy of 'discoveries' — issue?

Ignores indigenous active roles.

Eurocentric perspective — criticism?

Marginalizes native peoples, focuses on Europeans.

Major expeditions — examples?

Magellan's circumnavigation, Vasco de Gama.

Vasco de Gama — route?

Sea route to Asia via west.

Magellan — achievement?

First circumnavigation of the globe.

Native populations — portrayal?

Often passive and marginalized.