South Africa was first colonized by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. They created Cape Town as a refreshment stop. Cape Town was created to supply VOC ships on their way to Asia with fresh fruit‚ vegetables‚ and meat. It was located near Table Bay‚ this was a very important location for Cape Town because there was a good supply of fresh water which you cannot find in many other places. Cape Town soon grew quickly as buildings went up and more Europeans started to come to Cape Town. Cape Town
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Before South Africa was colonized by the Dutch and British‚ the African societies were farming-based communities. But when Jan Van Riebeeck‚ an official of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)‚ came to South Africa in 1652‚ African Societies where changed under European Colonial rule (“History”). When the Dutch came over‚ the African rulers began to trade with the new settlers. What the rulers traded the most were firearms because the more guns‚ knives‚ etc. the rulers had in their possession‚ the
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century and the early 20th century‚ European countries began their scramble for Africa which caused African to suffer from violence like wars‚ slavery and unfairness‚ but there was also a positive‚ peaceful and diplomatic consequences and events in Africa like fair trade system‚ new technology and the security given to Africans under European rule. An additional document written by an African commoner would help to further assess the African actions and reactions by telling what happened to them during
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The flow of silver all over the world affected people socially and economically. All taxes and fees were demanded to be paid in silver by the Ming Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing
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In the late 19th century many European countries colonized Africa. It was known as the scramble for Africa. Most of Africa‚ except Ethiopia and Liberia‚ was colonized. There were 7 European countries that took part‚ England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Belgium‚ Italy‚ and Portugal. During the colonization the Europeans viewed the natives as helpless‚ uncivilized‚ and of lower status. Due to their views they didn’t treat them as they should have. Africans were put into poverty‚ became slaves in their
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came from Europe to inhabit the new world. Ranging form religious to economic backgrounds‚ these differences eventually lead to opposing viewpoints on slavery. The Protestants‚ mainly the Puritans‚ settled the north. Their strong religious convictions stemming from religious persecution in England and lack of a long growing season lead to an independence from slavery. The southern parts of the colonies were settled by a wider variety of Europeans. These Europeans learned to grow tobacco and eventually
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there are two angles from which it can be viewed. A crisis can be defined as a time of intense difficulty‚ trouble‚ or danger. Others would define a crisis as being a crucial or decisive point of a situation. A turning point. During this period in European history‚ Europe faced major declines in various parts of their society throughout multiple regions. The population declined‚ agriculture saw no fluctuation‚ and with absolutism reigning France‚ taxation and revolts grew at a steadily increasing rate
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they will die. B) Why should Parliament rule the American Colonies as if they are small towns in England (no representation)‚ when the colonies are bigger than England itself and are an ocean away? American colonies are not European because they are separated by the European Continent by an ocean‚ and due to this they have their own culture (156 years of England ignoring them). Americans are different (sense of unity). C) Parliament either wants to make the colonies to obey England with no opposition
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At the beginning of the 1500s‚ Indians suffered the deadly epidemics which took from Europeans‚ however‚ they believe that is god’s willing to punish them. After that‚ European countries were trying to brake Indian people. The Native population of North America fell by more than 70 percent between fifteenth-century and nineteenth-century. Europeans judged Native people by Europeans values‚ social orders and gender assumption caused the policy of removing Indian people from east to west. Indians
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Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and Environment As part of the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks‚ technology‚ ways of farming‚ and diseases spread. For example‚ Bantu people spread from central to southern Africa along with iron and agriculture. One of the revolutionary technology that spread was Arabian camels that could survive 10 days without water‚ making it possible to travel across the Sahara. Large groups of merchants traveled together forming early caravans. Also‚ irrigation
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