Geocultural perspectives

thumb|right|300px|A map of the Eastern Hemisphere from [[Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History. "The bright colors denote those countries that are the Subjects of history, previous to the discovery of America".]]

Afrocentrism is a racialized worldview that is centered on the history of people of Black African descent or a view that favors it over non-African civilizations. It is in some respects a response to Eurocentric attitudes about African people and their historical contributions. It seeks to counter what it sees as mistakes and ideas perpetuated by the racist philosophical underpinnings of Western academic disciplines as they developed during and since Europe's Early Renaissance as justifying rationales for the enslavement of other peoples, in order to enable more accurate accounts of not only A

Sinocentrism refers to a worldview that China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world. Sinocentrism was a core concept in various Chinese dynasties. The Chinese considered themselves to be "all-under-Heaven", ruled by the emperor, known as Son of Heaven. Those that lived outside of the Huaxia were regarded as "barbarians". In addition, states outside of China, such as Vietnam, Japan or Korea, were considered to be vassals of China.

thumb|A 1912 newspaper cartoon highlighting the United States' influence in [[Latin America following the Monroe Doctrine]] Americentrism, also known as American-centrism or US-centrism, is a tendency to assume the culture of the United States is more important than those of other countries or to judge foreign cultures based on American cultural standards. It refers to the practice of viewing the world from an overly US-focused perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of American culture.

Hoteps are members of an African American subculture that adopts ancient Egyptian history as a source of Black pride. They have been described as promoting pseudohistory and misinformation about African-American history. Hoteps espouse a mixture of Black radicalism and social conservatism. Notable people who have promoted hotep ideas, or have been described as part of hotep subculture, include Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, and Umar Johnson.