India

Hey guys it's Lukach with an update on your wiki and prezi. The wiki is decent, but is a bit under-developed. For example, your answer to violent or peaceful is very vague. Also, you do not actually embed your primary sources into the wiki, as requested. India was a complex colony, and you get some of the big ideas down, but you also don't go as in-depth as you could. Also, some answers a bit a strange..like Vasco de Gama asj one of your three key characters. 34/50. The Prezi was pretty good. You had a nice lay-out and some good images. There are some gaps in the content, and also your transitions are a bit funky at time. Your deliveries were pretty good...good outside knowledge that supplemented the Prezi, but made me wonder: why isn't this outside knowledge included in your visual aid? 16/20. The collaboration appears to have been successful, with everyone contributing. 20/20

By Eric Turnquist, Ryan Valentine, Reed Cornish
 * India Colonization**

An outside influence (it wasn't the first, India had been invaded by Alexander the Great prior to their colonization) on India was the East India Company. Over time the East India Company began gaining control. This lead to England officially colonizing India in 1857.
 * 1. Who colonized your territory, and when?**

The Colonization of India was not peaceful. There were a total of 111 wars. In 1857 there was also a rebellion called the Indian Revolt of 1857. Eventually peace was found.
 * 2. Was the colonization violent or peaceful?**

The native people of India were quite different from how they were after the British came. They were very munch involved with "Siddartha" who, after the enlightenment, would eventually become the Buddha. This caused Buddhism to emerge as a massive and respected religion. Meditation and thinking as a whole was very popular. It was a common practice among people in India at the time. The people themselves were shaped by the strict social hierarchy. This included the infamous "Untouchable" class of people. The "Untouchable" class was the lowest people in the hierarchy. The people of India also valued traditions such as arranged marriages in their culture. Before 1860, there were even child marriage in Indian society. Children would be married before the legal age of 18. Lots of this changed when the British came to colonize India.
 * 3. In one paragraph, describe the life of the indigenous people before the Europeans showed up.**

The European colonizers hoped to gain many things through the colonization of India. The main reason was spices and other resources. England obtained many spices from India. Along with any colony England gained knowledge and power. England was able to learn the culture of India along with the technology that they had. It was extremely helpful for England to have India as a colony for power also. England had a colony in part of the world that was relatively new. This brought all sorts of trade to England.
 * 4. What did the European colonizer hope to economically gain in taking this territory?**

Rammohun Roy was a man from Bengali India who lived from 1772- 1833. Roy, an Indian man, worked on assimilating India with English culture. Roy was a scholar of many subject. He also opposed the caste system, polygamy, lack of education, women rights, and more. Another Indian leader was the Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tikak. Tilak lived from 1856- 1920. He questioned the right that Britian had to be in India. He was an emotional leader. This made him a threat to Britian and the Indian National Congress. The man who discovered India was Vasco de Gama. He was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach European. This is how Europe discovered India and how Britain and the East India Company started taking control
 * 5. Identify 3 key characters in the process of colonization. At least one should be European, and at least one should be indigenous.**

India was a British colony from 1857- 1947 for a total of 90 years. India gained it's independence on August 15, 1947. India gained it's independence because of two reasons. One, Britian lost a huge amount of political power after World War 2. It also became illegal for there to be colonies.
 * 6. How long was your territory a colony? When did it gain independence, and why?**

The effects of Britian's colonization on India was not good. India was very well known for its canals before the British came along. Once India was colonized, it was destroyed due to lack of maintence. The lack of irrigation hurt India as a whole, and even caused famine. There were large amounts of poverty that is still around today. India was also rich with culture before the British came in and colonized India. That large and diverse culture diminished after Britain gained control hurting India.
 * 7. In general, do you think that colonization was a good thing for your territory?**

As a British source, the picture on page 717 shows the Indians being used as forms of entertainment for the British. They dressed the Indians in extremely colorful clothes and even decorated elephants. The British didn't care about the Indian culture, they were only concerned with making money. As an Indian source, Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote "It is notable that countries such as Thailand, South Korea, and Japan who escaped European colonization in Asia were able to adopt modern education systems and modern technology at a much faster pace than India."
 * 8. Find two primary sources that are affiliated with your colonization. One must be European, one must be indigenous. (embed them in your wiki)**

The primary sources show the motives of both India and Britain. Britain only wanted goods and to make a profit and disregarded India's culture completely. The Indians, on the other hand, wanted to grow as a country. Bal Gangadhar Tilak states that non colonized countries in Asia were able to develop at a faster rate, which is exactly what India wanted. When Britain colonized them, however, their technological advancements ceased and they are still not as modern as the rest of Asia.
 * 9. How do these primary sources help to explain the attitudes of the colonized and the colonizers?**

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 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/east_india_01.shtml
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company
 * http://blog.friendsofindia.net/2007/08/effects-of-colonization-in-india.html
 * http://www.koffii.com/images/Independenceday/Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak.jpg
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India
 * Hansen, Valerie, and Kenneth R. Curtis. //Voyages In World history//. Vol. 2. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2010. Print.
 * http://www.scribd.com/doc/20077234/Writings-and-Speeches-of-Bal-Gangadhar-Tilak-F

Here are the questions just so we don't have to keep going back and forth:

1. Who colonized your territory, and when? 2. Was the colonization violent or peaceful? 3. In one paragraph, describe the life of the indigenous people before the Europeans showed up. 4. What did the European colonizer hope to economically gain in taking this territory? 5. Identify 3 key characters in the process of colonization. At least one should be European, and at least one should be indigenous. 6. How long was your territory a colony? When did it gain independence, and why? 7. In general, do you think that colonization was a good thing for your territory? 8. Find two primary sources that are affiliated with your colonization. One must be European, one must be indigenous. (embed them in your wiki) 9. How do these primary sources help to explain the attitudes of the colonized and the colonizers?