Sunday, March 28, 2010

How did the colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia impact European industrialization?

How did the colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia impact European industrialization?
How did the colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia impact European industrialization? I am having an extremely hard time finding information for this topic..If anyone can help it would be very much appreciated.
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the colonization funded a lot of Europe, for example when the English introduced opium to the Chinese, the economy in england was really good

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

How do you think that European influence changed the traditional belief systems of cultures of Southeast Asia?

How do you think that European influence changed the traditional belief systems of cultures of Southeast Asia?
How do you think that European influence changed the traditional belief systems of cultures of Southeast Asia? What effect did the Christian missionaries have on them?
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Very little. What they created was a race of Christians in that area. Some were able to rule but they were a very small minority. The other traditional beliefs had the large numbers in the local governments.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

What is a good book on the destruction of Buddhism in Central Asia by Islam?

What is a good book on the destruction of Buddhism in Central Asia by Islam?
I am familiar with the basic details of the Islamic conquest of Central Asia and the destruction of Buddhism in Central Asia by the Islamic armies. However I am looking for an historical book that contains a detailed account the these events. Must be in English.
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Hi, not sure of a book, but you may find quite a bit good info on Islamic/Buddhist history on Alex Berzin's website www.berzinarchives.com

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Why are flights to east Asia half as expensive as to Europe?

Why are flights to east Asia half as expensive as to Europe?
I live in Western Canada, and the distances from where I live to the east coast of Asia and the west coast of Europe are both about 8000 km. However, all other things held constant, flights to Europe are about 2 times the cost as flights to Asia. Why is this?
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because the airlines know that a lot of people would want to go to visit east asia so they bump up the prices.
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Supply and demand. Lots of people go to Europe in the summer.

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