How Did the Colonization Launched by Europeans in the Late

question 12

Multiple Choice

How did the colonization launched by Europeans in the late fifteenth century affect the meaning of "Western"?

• A)"Western" came to be synonymous with imperialism and the establishment of European dominance around the globe.
• B)"Western" came to signify the destruction the local, indigenous cultures and those peoples who would not adopt European styles of thought and society.
• C)"Western" came to identify the spread of scientific progress and the advancement of society with the establishment of civil liberties and improved economies.
• D)"Western" came to mean those cultures that included significant numbers of people of European ancestry, no matter where around the globe they were located.

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