Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026
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Due Date: 16 March 2026
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A Eurocentric approach in 19th century historical analysis places Europe at the centre of
world history and treats European experiences as the standard against which all other
societies are measured. In the context of colonialism and imperialism, this perspective often
presents Western expansion as a natural and progressive development. European industrial
growth, scientific advancement and state formation are described as signs of modernity,
while African, Asian and Middle Eastern societies are portrayed as static, traditional or
backward.1 This framework shaped how historians explained events such as the scramble
for Africa and the French invasion of Egypt. European expansion was often justified as a
civilising mission that brought law, order and science to supposedly undeveloped regions.2
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