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The East Indian, or East Indies, refers primarily to the region of South and Southeast Asia, particularly the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, as well as parts of India. This term historically encompassed trade routes and cultural exchanges between these areas and European nations. Therefore, the East Indian originates from the continent of Asia.
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European battles for Indian Ocean trade disrupted traditional trade networks, leading to economic shifts and the decline of many Asian port cities. These conflicts also brought about increased European political and military interference in the Asian regions.
Spain initially referred to the New World as "the Indies," believing they had reached the outskirts of Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent, when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. This misnomer stemmed from their goal of finding a westward route to Asia for trade. The term "New World" eventually came into use as the understanding of the Americas as a distinct continent evolved.
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The three main Indian groups in North America before European explorers arrived were the Eastern Woodland tribes in the East, the Plains tribes in the Midwest, and the Pueblo tribes in the Southwest. Each group had its own distinct cultural practices, languages, and ways of life shaped by their environment.
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Alexander the Great was the first European invader on Indian soil.
The three main indigenous tribes that inhabited South America before the arrival of European explorers were the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans.
Disease. By the time the first colonists arrived, early visits by fishermen and explorers had exposed the natives to European diseases which devastated the populations along the East coast of North America.
No, the Aborigines were the first people in Australia, and they were originally from the Indian subcontinent. The first known Asians to have contact with the Australian continent (long before any European explorers) were the Macassans, from modern-day Indonesia. It has been speculated that the Chinese may have been in contact with the Aborigines before the continent was settled by Europeans, but there is little, if any, evidence to support this.
When British explorers arrived to North America accross the Atlantic they thought they had arrived in 'India' and called the locals Indians.
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The Indian Ocean is a body of water, a continent is a land mass.
Explorers mistakenly identified the West Indian manatee as mermaids during their expeditions.
The Aztec was the Indian empire suffered from a plague. This was before the Spanish arrived.