First Peoples Sparknotes

The narrative concerning the exploration of the North American continent was a little bit of Eu-ropean ethnocentrism, as well as a reflection of historical reality. According to the book, “First Peoples”, just about everyone from monks to visitors from outer space “discovered” America much earlier than Columbus. For example: archaeological evidence points to the Vikings being in Greenland, Newfoundland and Labrador back in 1000 AD. However, due to relations with the Native population that were mired in violence the colonies that were created by the Vikings were short lived. By the end of the 15th century, Europe became the dominant force regarding globe expansion that reached into Africa, America, Asia and Australia. This is an historical fact. As far back as the Vikings (page 78) all the way to 1682 (page 79), the dominate force of exploration belonged to the European, or was it? The United States has its genesis in European culture, so there are elements of European ethnocentrism. .
European view when they encountered the Native population further emphasized a Euro-centric mindset. Such as regarding the Indians as “noble savages”. It was the “savagery” that justify the assaults on Indian cultures in an effort to “civilize” those cultures. The assault came
Are there other narratives dealing with the exploration of this country from the time period 1000 AD to 1682, the answer is yes. There would be the Native American side as well as the eastern powers that are rumored to have explored the North America continent. However, as the author states on page 79 the European colonist created societies that not only were more successful, they also re-flected those of where they came from, to the point of giving such settlement names such as New Mexico, New England and eventually New