What is Eurocentrism?

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from this video hopefully you learned a lot in 3 1/2 minutes... but without Europe's history we wouldn't be where we are today. its important for students to know that all history in our textbook has a valid reason for being there. Just Becuase there is more Europe history does not mean its not important history.

What is Eurocentrism?

The definition of Eurocentrism is that Europe is more important than any other continent.

Citations

Araujo, Marta. "History Textbooks, Racism and the Critique of Eurocentrism: Beyond Rectification or Compensation. August 31, 2011. Accessed February 13, 2015. http://www.academia.edu/3286477/History_textbooks_racism_and_the_critique_of_Eurocentrism_beyond_rectification_or_compensation.

We believe that our textbook is NOT Eurocentric.

About The Authors

"Eurocentrism - Examples, Twentieth-century Critics Of Eurocentrism, Eurocentrism, Anticolonialism, Modernity, Postcolonialism, Bibliography." - European, Societies, Lack, and Undervaluing. Accessed February 13, 2015. http://science.jrank.org/pages/7680/Eurocentrism.html.

Roger B. Beck:

• Roger has a Ph.D.
• Roger is a professor of African History, World History, History of the Third World and Social Studies Methods at Eastern Illinois University.
• Roger is an active member of the National Council for the Social Studies, the World History Association and the African Studies Association.
• Dr.Beck is the author of The History of South Africa, and is the co-author of Understanding World Societies, A History of World Societies and World History.

Why We Know its not Eurocentric

Diamond, Jared. Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13,000 Years? Accessed February 13, 2015. http://edge.org/conversation/why-did-human-history-unfold-differently-on-different-continents-for-the-last-13000-years.

Europe's History

• Black Death
• Defeat of Spanish Armada
• World War I
• Rise of Hitler
• World War II
• Julius Ceasar
• Invention of the printing press

Evidence

Beck, Roger. "Dr. Roger B Beck." Eastern Illinois University ::. Accessed February 13, 2015. http://www.eiu.edu/include12/global/profile.php?id=rbbeck.

Our textbook is not Eurocentric becuase there is a lot of history that happened in Europe and to leave that out would be leaving out a little more than half of our world history

Level 2 :

About The Authors

Pg. 161-162:

After Rome won the Punic Wars, ( 264-146 b.c.)Julius Caesar changes a bunch of things...

• gave Roman citizenship to many people
• expanded the senate causing greater amounts of allies from Italy and other region
• created jobs
• gave more money to soldiers
• started colonies to help people who were poor

Linda Back:

About The Authors

Dahia Ibo Shabaka:

• Has a B.A. and M.Ed.
• Teaches World History at Cypress Falls
• High School in Texas.
• She has taught world history, American history and Texas history
• She was named an Outstanding Secondary Social Studies Teacher in the United States by the National Council for the Social Studies.
• She is an active member in the National Council for the Social studies, the Texas Council for the Social Studies and the World History Association.
• Coauthor of World History

• Dahia hasa B.A., M.A., Ed.S.
• She is the director of Social Studies and African-Centered Education In Detroit Public Schools.
• She was named Social Studies Educator of the year by the Michigan Council for the Social Studies.

5 Levels of Eurocentrism

Level 1: Non-Western history is irrelavent

Level 2: Non-western history doesn't matter

Level 3: Non- western history is some what important

level 4: Non- western history is not needed

level 5: Non- western history is challenging and a disgrace

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Evidence

About The Author

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About The Authors

Larry S. Krieger:

Phillip C. Naylor:

• Krieger has a B.A., M.A., M.A.T.
• Larry has taught world history in public schools for 26 years, and is the supervisor for grades k-12 in Montgomery Township Public Schools in New Jersey.
• He received his B.A. and M.A.T. at the University of North Carolina and his M.A. from Wake Forest University.
• Larry is the author of World History, Ancient World History, Modern World History California Edition and the Americans.

• Phillip has a Ph.D.
• Philip teaches European, North African and West Asian graduate and undergraduate courses.
• He is the author of France and Algeria, and coauthored The Historical Dictoinary of Algeria and World History.
• He has received many awards for teaching history.

This Video you are about to see is important because it shows a lot of the events in the time frame our book has written and talked about. Most of it has to do with Europe and the middle ages.

Pg: 178-179:

when the textbook mentions Rome or Europe's lifestyle it also mentions where they came from...

• Roman Fine arts= Greek
• Learning and Literature= also came from the Greeks

Eurocentrism

By: Jake D and Emma G