Historical Research

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Historical Research

1. Name the items that represent Europe/Europeans and the items that represent America/Amerindians. Pay attention to people, details and background.

2. Which of the four aspects of the contact with the discovered America do you recognise in the source? You can tick several boxes. Motivate your answer.

1. discovery
2. confrontation
3. exploitation
4. disruption

3. Which characteristics are attributed to the Europeans?

4. In the European imagery three stereotypes kept emerging: the ‘noble savage’, who lived in harmony with nature; the ‘primitive’, who lacked culture or civilisation; the ‘violent savage’ who indulged in human sacrifices and cannibalism.

1. the ‘noble savage’
2. the ‘primitive’
3. the ‘violent savage’
4. none of these

5. a) Who of the characters gets attributed agency by the author? (Did the characters have any influence on the course / outcome of the contact?)

1. Europeans
2. Amerindians
3. both
4. others

1. Name the items that represent Europe/Europeans and the items that represent America/Amerindians. Pay attention to people, details and background.

2. Which of the four aspects of the contact with the discovered America do you recognise in the source? You can tick several boxes. Motivate your answer.

1. discovery
2. confrontation
3. exploitation
4. disruption

3. Which characteristics are attributed to the Europeans?

4. In the European imagery three stereotypes kept emerging: the ‘noble savage’, who lived in harmony with nature; the ‘primitive’, who lacked culture or civilisation; the ‘violent savage’ who indulged in human sacrifices and cannibalism.

1. the ‘noble savage’
2. the ‘primitive’
3. the ‘violent savage’
4. none of these

5. a) Who of the characters gets attributed agency by the author? (Did the characters have any influence on the course / outcome of the contact?)

1. Europeans
2. Amerindians
3. both
4. others

1. Name the items that represent Europe/Europeans and the items that represent America/Amerindians. Pay attention to people, details and background.

2. Which of the four aspects of the contact with the discovered America do you recognise in the source? You can tick several boxes. Motivate your answer.

1. discovery
2. confrontation
3. exploitation
4. disruption

3. Which characteristics are attributed to the Europeans?

4. In the European imagery three stereotypes kept emerging: the ‘noble savage’, who lived in harmony with nature; the ‘primitive’, who lacked culture or civilisation; the ‘violent savage’ who indulged in human sacrifices and cannibalism.

1. the ‘noble savage’
2. the ‘primitive’
3. the ‘violent savage’
4. none of these

5. a) Who of the characters gets attributed agency by the author? (Did the characters have any influence on the course / outcome of the contact?)

1. Europeans
2. Amerindians
3. both
4. others