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Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies

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European Expansion and Early Colonialism (1400-1500)

  • 600 years ago, world travel was limited to horses, camels, and coastal ships
  • Trade routes between Europe and Asia were controlled by Muslim kingdoms, especially the Ottoman Empire
  • Europeans wanted direct access to Asian goods: silk, porcelain, cotton textiles, steel, spices
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European Colonies in America (1500-1800)

  • Columbus called Native Americans 'Indians' thinking he had reached India
  • Spanish conquistadors: Cortez (Mexico), Pizarro (Peru) - killed local kings and plundered
  • English established farming colonies along North American east coast
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Latin America (1500-1826)

  • Latin America = Central and South America under Spanish and Portuguese control
  • Called 'Latin' because Spanish and Portuguese derive from Latin language
  • Half of original population killed or died from European diseases
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European Colonialism in Asia

  • Asian countries (India, China, Japan) had dense populations and powerful empires
  • Portuguese established 'seaborne empire' over Indian Ocean (16th century)
  • Dutch and English East India Companies formed (1600-1602)

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