what is the point of view of the european explorers when they were exploring

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   Many explorers felt that it was their duty to introduce Western civilisation and Christianity to "savage" black African peoples, and hence exploration was seen by most people during the post-Renaissance era as a useful expenditure of energy. It was also a source of national pride to have an explorer reach a certain goal, and explorers certainly competed as the stakes of hubris were high for the men who could identify the source of the Nile or reach other landmarks. Exploration was an activity mostly practised by well-educated, wealthy men, who had the resources and the initiative to explore.

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