Most European Christians viewed the Indians as
A)innocent, childlike people who should be left alone.
B)descendants of the ancient survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis.
C)soulless savages.
D)sophisticated people who were morally and ethically superior to the inhabitants of Asia and Europe.
E)one of the lost tribes of Israel.

Question

Most European Christians viewed the Indians as
A)innocent, childlike people who should be left alone.
B)descendants of the ancient survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis.
C)soulless savages.​
D)sophisticated people who were morally and ethically superior to the inhabitants of Asia and Europe.
E)one of the lost tribes of Israel.

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Most Europeans viewed the indigenous people of the Americas as uncivilized and in need of conversion to Christianity. This view was based on the assumption that the Indian's lack of Christianity made them "soulless," and thus inferior to Europeans in terms of morality and civilization. This attitude was reflected in the brutal treatment of Native Americans by European colonizers.

Most European Christians Viewed the Indians as