Age of Discoveries — construct?
A 19th-century European exploration narrative.
Age of Discoveries — period?
European explorations and territorial expansion.
European Navigators — role?
Explored, mapped, and expanded European horizons.
Controversy of 'discoveries' — issue?
Ignores indigenous active roles.
Eurocentric perspective — criticism?
Marginalizes native peoples, focuses on Europeans.
Major expeditions — examples?
Magellan's circumnavigation, Vasco de Gama.
Vasco de Gama — route?
Sea route to Asia via west.
Magellan — achievement?
First circumnavigation of the globe.
Native populations — portrayal?
Often passive and marginalized.
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