Review of 'The Creation and Concept of Europe and the Ideological Germs of Racism'

Running head: MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Medieval History
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1MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Introduction
The aim of this paper os to review the article named ‘The Creation and Concept of
Europe and the Ideological Germs of Racism’ by Ana Monteiro-Ferreira. The article was
published in the year 2018 (Monteiro-Ferreira, 2018). This article has dealt with the issue like
the crusades and Reconquista. The European history will be discussed as per the information of
this article through reviewing it properly.
Review of the article
The contact between Portugal and Africa in the medieval period of the European history
and its outcomes has been discussed widely in this article. According to the author, the two
countries Portugal and Spain had been built as per the needs of the European Churches and
spread the message of Christianity all over the continent. The main purpose had been to rebuild
the Christian Kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula of that time (Monteiro-Ferreira, 2018). The
developments in the Mediterranean basin were immense. All the sections in the society like the
knowledge, culture, commerce and civilizations had evolved in this time a lot. As the main
purpose of every power was to gain the leadership they took the path of religion through
Christendom. The description of the prowess of the Western Roman Empire has been depicted in
great many ways by the author (Monteiro-Ferreira, 2018).
The concepts of racism in the unified state of Portugal and Spain have been displayed
here as well regarding the treating the African people as their slaves. The roots of racism have
been found in the article through the discussion on the relationship between the African slaves
and the Spanish and Portuguese civilizations in Europe (Monteiro-Ferreira, 2018). The
description of the Holy Crusades and its influence on the contemporary Europe has been widely