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Any responsibility or duty was called a "munus". A civic duty would be a "munus civilis".
Land held in return for duty or service to a lord.
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
Europeans believed it was their duty to civilize Africans based on their ethnocentric views that their culture was superior. This belief was also influenced by the contemporary ideology of colonialism, which aimed to spread Western values and religion, and to exploit African resources for economic gain.
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Europeans justified enslaving Africans by portraying them as inferior and uncivilized, arguing that it was their duty to "civilize" them. This ideology was supported by the belief in white superiority and the idea that Africans were not fully human. Economic interests, such as the need for cheap labor to support industries and plantations, also played a significant role in justifying the enslavement of Africans.
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Many Europeans viewed Africans and Asians as inferior both racially and culturally, often using derogatory language to describe them. They believed in the concept of "the white man's burden" and felt it was their duty to civilize and educate the native populations. This attitude of cultural superiority justified the colonization and exploitation of these regions.
They thought they were helping to civilize the African people by influencing them because the Europeans thought they were the superior race. They thought it was their duty to teach the inferior races.
The belief is known as the "White Man's Burden," which suggested that Europeans had a duty to bring civilization and Christian values to people they deemed primitive or uncivilized. This idea was often used to justify colonialism and imperialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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In his poem "The White Man's Burden," Kipling suggests that it is the duty of Europeans to civilize and educate non-European peoples through imperialism. He emphasizes the perceived responsibilities and burdens that come with the assumed superiority of the white race.
Rudyard Kipling used the term "White man's burden" in a poem to suggest that it was the duty of white colonizers to educate and civilize non-white populations in their colonies. This outlook was criticized for its imperialistic and paternalistic implications.