The Word to Know: Eurocentrism
The Oxford English Dictionary defines eurocentrism as “having or regarding Europe as its center; focusing on Europe to the exclusion of the rest of the world; implicitly regarding Europeans or European culture as pre-eminent.” Read the Reflections section for this chapter and consider it in light of the definition above. Write a brief paragraph addressing these questions: Does this chapter sufficiently address the imbalance considering that three out of four chapters in Part Two largely focus on Asia, Europe, and North Africa? Do Africa and the Americas belong together in one chapter?