5 Questions
What is the theme of the text?
Displacing Indigenous peoples
Which countries replaced Spain and Portugal in extending trading activities and establishing colonies?
France, Holland, and Britain
What drove people to establish colonies?
Prospect of Profit
What became a political power in South Asia, defeating rulers and retaining administrative system?
Trading company
What did the Europeans and the natives represent in their notions of Civilization?
Competing notions of Civilization
Study Notes
Colonization and Imperialism
- The theme of the text is the rise of European powers and their colonization of other regions.
Shift in Colonial Powers
- The Dutch, British, and French replaced Spain and Portugal in extending trading activities and establishing colonies.
Motivations for Colonization
- The desire for wealth, power, and resources drove people to establish colonies.
European Colonization in South Asia
- The British East India Company became a political power in South Asia, defeating local rulers and retaining the existing administrative system.
Clash of Civilizations
- To Europeans, civilization represented urbanization, industrialization, and Christianity.
- To natives, civilization represented their own traditional ways of life, cultures, and beliefs.
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