legacy
Something passed on by those who lived in the past.
- buildings, politics, traditions, national epics.
Ethnocentrism
’ believing that ones culture is superior to another’
Ethnocentrism combines “ethnic” and “centre”
Way of thinking that emphasizes one race and culture
Only one worldview is valid
Look down on other cultures
Eurocentrism
a worldview that places European culture and history at the center of events, often viewing it as superior to other cultures
Depopulation
African slavery
Entire generations of youth removed
Population loss devastated regions
Deindustrialization
s the process of social and economic change that occurs when an area or country’s industrial capacity or activity is reduced or removed, particularly heavy and manufacturing industries
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Scramble for Africa, what is it? whats the berlin conference and kind leopold II.
The Scramble for Africa was a period when European powers rapidly invaded, occupied, and divided almost the entire African continent. Motivations included economic gain, national prestige, and the belief that Europeans had a “civilizing mission.”
Berlin conference
An event where European powers gathered and built barriers and borders for the land they were to claim for their own empire.
The indigenous people of the continent were not consulted, and they only had resources and money in mind.
They instead went to the conference to avoid wars with other European countries.
King leopold
He claimed DRC. as his own property not belgiums. He sold rubber and threatened his enslave labourers when they dont meet rubber quota. 10m people died beacsue of him.
how has colonization affected languages spoken? modern day
European powers (Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium) imposed their own languages for government, education, trade, and religion.
Indigenous languages were often suppressed, banned, or pushed into private/family use.
After independence, many former colonies kept the colonial language as an official language to avoid favouring one ethnic group over another.
how has colonization affected pattern migration? modern day
INC.
how has colonization affected settlements? modern day
colonizers often forced natives to leave their own settlements moving in themselves.
because the colonizers took those spots, the natives instead got trapped in reservations which the colonizers themselve drew the areas of.
Explain the deindustrialization of India.
INC.
Who is Gandhi?
Gandhi is an indian lawyer, and a political activist.
he fought and protested for india to be self-ruling and not be under the british rule or empire.
while fighting for indias freedom his movement was otherwise non-violent, and serves for an example of a peaceful protest.
