The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... century ended with an accretion . From the thirteenth to the fifteenth century , some 100,000 acres were added each century , and during the sixteenth almost twice that much . Old Dutch history can be broken down into three epochs ...
... century ended with an accretion . From the thirteenth to the fifteenth century , some 100,000 acres were added each century , and during the sixteenth almost twice that much . Old Dutch history can be broken down into three epochs ...
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... century A.D. , but the earliest Chinese reference to it dates from the third century . Funan's rule extended to the Malay Peninsula , and its fleet is said to have dominated the seas . The fall of Funan at about the middle of the sixth ...
... century A.D. , but the earliest Chinese reference to it dates from the third century . Funan's rule extended to the Malay Peninsula , and its fleet is said to have dominated the seas . The fall of Funan at about the middle of the sixth ...
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... century their staple on the continent was located at Bruges . It was under his grandson , Edward III , that the first Flemish weavers settled in England , mainly in Norwich , Suffolk , and Essex , and taught the English how to weave the ...
... century their staple on the continent was located at Bruges . It was under his grandson , Edward III , that the first Flemish weavers settled in England , mainly in Norwich , Suffolk , and Essex , and taught the English how to weave the ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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