Chot.36 Sect.3 Flashcards
1600s
British and Dutch started trading w/ Asia
Middle 1700s
Mongolian Empire of India breaking up
1750s-1763
GB and France set up trading stations along coast
France lost 7 yrs war so left India
British East India Company
Took over when French left In power for about 100 yrs Made many changes Not everyone liked rule Felt like culture being changed
1857
Sepoy Mutiny
New rifle
Cartridges greased with some type of fat
Indian soldiers in British army
Sepoys
Pork fat + beef fat
Muslims not allowed
Hindus not allowed
Results of Sepoy Mutiny
Gov realized changes needed
Control taken from Company and given to Crown
1865-1884
Asian centres of Muslim civilization fell to Russia
British, Russia complication
Britain threatened by Russia
To guard Northwest frontier Afghanistan made protectorate
Persia/Gb/Russia
Set up spheres of influence
Areas within a country in which another country has special rights
Spheres of influence
Early 1500s
Trade limited to Guangzhou
Chinese saw Westerners
As barbaric
Chinese ppl divided into two classes
Upper class - gov officials, scholars, landowners (knew how to read and write)
Lower class - farmers, artisans (didn’t know how to read and write)