Read the 3 statements below and come up with a 50 word response to each.
1. There were many developments that had some substantial effects on Asia. Many coastal areas were occupied by European trading posts. During the European move through Asia they pretty much moved in like an unwanted relative, or at least that is how I saw it.
It seemed that many negative actions were taken against Asia. For example, the take over of the spice islands in Indonesia by the Dutch. The aggressive control over the area caused eliminating the people by killing to occupy the land. This resulted in the creation of new plantations and running them with the use of slaves.
Now if you look at the effects on Asia that the Europe had were all not all bad. It has created China and India to be very successful economically. Many goods flowed out of China and India such as tea, silk, textiles and so on. And also the developments of the use of currency was created. Now it now only had the effects of Europe develop these countries economically it had also modernized the country and also put these countries on the map for others to notice.
Now for many years the Moghul Empire and Britain had a relationship that remained peaceful and also lets not forget to mention that they were not going to step on any toes with the empire. Their strong military force and footing was no match and not an option for Europe to challenge. But soon after the death of Aurangzeb, the empire started to decline. Aurangzeb caused conflict amongst other emperors. While other states sill held onto the practice of religious toleration, Aurangzeb did not. After his death, civil wars broke out among the different states which made the empire unstable which turned out to be a great opportunity to make their move and gain control over India. Although there negative outcomes from having the presence of Europe in the country there were some positive developments also. With any civilization there is always a fall before the rise of a country.
2. The European transformation of the Americas is fairly substantial. They aboriginals went from being prosperous and vast in numbers. To fairly small numbers and not as great as they used to be because of disease and forced labor. That's just in the United States. That's not including what they did in South America. Where they forced the aboriginals were forced to change religions and were forced into slave labor essentially. Plus the fact that the Europeans brought diseases that killed half the population.
The good things they brought trade, textiles, industry, and new crops. Which were good in the long run. However it did cause some fighting and deaths, while the settlers were trying to gain land to build their houses and have space for farming. This caused the Indians to leave their ancestral land to move west away from the settlers, until the settlers started moving west. The trade and new sedentary lifestyle caused the Indians to drink and cause fights, which caused the Indians to be moved to more confined areas. Over all most of the early settlers and conquistadors exploited the aboriginals and brutalized / dehumanized them (Bonds, 2016). All for supremacy and dominance over them to steal their land and use them for free labor (Bonds, 2016). Thus, making way for slavery and the forcing of Indians into reservations. Because, they could easily take their land and cause an entire way of life to vanish.
3. The impact of Islam on black Africa was profound and its influences are still evident today. African Islam nations are prominent in the north, north-east and north-west of Africa. The emergence of indigenous African traditions with Islamic ideals combined and transpired into new cultures and ideas. The first notable impact the muslims had was their delivery of literacy to illiterate African regions. The 'literary magic' the merchants possessed gave them an upper hand in establishing influences in African society (Azumah).The Muslim traders were mostly peaceful and the Africans, for the most part, let them settle and trade in peace. The founding literacy played an important role for establishing governments and economic institutions in the growth of African nations. The impressive stamp muslims left on Africans, as with their dress and textiles, led Africans to sought out conversion, thus attributing to the growing Islamic communites (Azumah). Another interesting element of the muslim "conquests" was the birth of various ethnic groups. Arab merchants who settled in the horn of East Africa 'mixed with local blood' and produced 'Arab-Islamic inspired cultures' such as the Shirazi, Zeilwai and Swahili. Political and social movements have also emerged such as the Jakhanke in Senegal, founded by the muslim scholar Al-Hajj Salim who formed a 'highly pacifist muslim group.' In the early 20th century Cheikh Ibra Fall established the Baye Falls movement, which was born in Senegal (Azumah). They are very peaceful and hardworking and sometimes are confused with rastafarians. Finally there was the overwhelming slave trade the muslims controlled, which seems to be quite overlooked in the course of world history.