Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The initiation of contact among previously separated cultures has been the major world event of past centuries.
2. The contact zone is a space in which geographically and historically separated peoples come into contact with each other and establish ongoing relations.
3. At the time of Columbus, Spain debated the rationality of the Indians.
4. European explorers labeled Hawaiians savages.
5. Discursive imperialism is the process by which innovations are spread to members of a culture.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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