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Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa — Syllabus
Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies
Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa topics: European Expansion and Early Colonialism, European Colonies in America (1500-1800), Latin America.
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Topics in Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa
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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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