Question

Contrast the views of Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with those of Native Americans and Africans they encountered on such topics as the environment, social relations, religious beliefs, and slavery. Which group do you consider "savage," "heathen," or "barbarian"

Answer 1

The views of Europeans of the 15th and 16th centuries with the Native Americans and Africans differ as given below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Native American had always considered nature as sacred because their life revolved around the environment. They respect nature and use what is necessary rather than destroying it as the Europeans did. The social relations within the Native American and Africans remained strong. The natives considered themselves as equal while in Africa, clan and family were important. Both had their religion believes, but that was seen as heathen by Europeans as they were not Christians. After concluding, neither the Native American and Africans were savage and barbarian because nothing is comparable to what Europeans did to these people. Europeans were looking for the wealth and land which they got and killed people and introduced slavery to the world by exploiting people who were beneath them.