Overview (Grade 10 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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Main period of European colonisation
Main period of European colonisation
1453 to 1500s
1453 event that triggered European exploration
1453 event that triggered European exploration
Fall of Constantinople
Four main European colonising nations
Four main European colonising nations
Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British
Main motivations for colonisation
Main motivations for colonisation
Power, wealth, land, materials, labour, Christianity
Three main methods of colonisation
Three main methods of colonisation
Violence, enslavement, disease
% of indigenous who died from European diseases
% of indigenous who died from European diseases
Up to 90%
Major slave system established by colonisation
Major slave system established by colonisation
Atlantic slave trade
Dutch East India Company's significance
Dutch East India Company's significance
One of world's first multinational corporations
Two indigenous empires conquered by Spanish
Two indigenous empires conquered by Spanish
Aztec and Inca Empires
Largest European colonial power
Largest European colonial power
British (English)