Category: Asia

ASIA AND EUROPE
Characteristic of the Asian continent in antiquity was the contrast between the early cultures in the Middle East, India and China on the one hand and the numerous nomadic peoples of the inner-Asian steppe and Arabia, differentiated by language, customs and customs. Through Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, the Middle East had a close cultural relationship with Europe in antiquity. In the 7th and 8th centuries, Arab Muslims penetrated as far as South Asia and spread Islam there. In the 13th century, Genghis Khan and his successors conquered large parts of the continent and created the largest empire in world history with the Mongol Empire.

A key event in the history of Asia was the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama in 1498. First came the Portuguese, followed by the Dutch, the British and the French. From that time on, and increasingly from the 18th century onwards, the European colonial powers began to divide South and Southeast Asia among themselves and to establish hegemony in other Asian regions as well. Spain had occupied the Philippines since the 16th century, Great Britain subjugated the Indian subcontinent from 1756, France acquired Indochina, and the Netherlands occupied the Sunda Islands as “Dutch East Indies”. Meanwhile, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the northern half of Asia, Russia emerged as the dominant power, largely at the expense of the Chinese Empire. Around 1900, with Japan and the USA, other colonial powers appeared. The United States wrested the Philippines from Spain in 1898, while Japan occupied Korea and Manchuria. Only a few countries such as China, Afghanistan, Iran (Persia) or Thailand were able to maintain an – albeit often limited – independence. For more information about the continent of Asia, please check cheeroutdoor.com.

How to Get to Saudi Arabia

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Attractions in Samara, Russia

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General Information About Nepal

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Georgia Architecture and Cinema

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Holidays in Cyprus

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Mumbai and Kovalam, India

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Travel to Beautiful Cities in Nepal

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Indonesia Modern Arts

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Cambodia Overview

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Before the trip to India

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Magic Malaysia

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Before the trip to Thailand

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Yemen History

Early and ancient times In ancient times, the area of ​​today’s Yemen was called “Happy Arabia” (Latin: Arabia felix) due to its fertile valleys. The southern Arabian peninsula was shaped…

Vietnam History

Pre and early history From around the 4th century BC. Relatives of the Vietnamese peoples originally from southern China invaded what is now Vietnam. In the Delta of the Red…

Uzbekistan History

Beginnings In the 1st millennium BC. the area of ​​what is now Uzbekistan was populated by Iranian tribes, during this time the empire of Choresmien was formed south of the…

United Arab Emirates History

Archaeological finds indicate that the islands off the coast of what is now the UAE are populated as early as the 3rd millennium BC. there. Nomadic tribes probably lived on…

Turkmenistan History

Changing domination Around the middle of the 6th century BC. was the area of ​​today’s Turkmenistan under the rule of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. In the 4th century BC the…

Turkey History

Beginnings In Asia Minor there are traces of settlement from the 7th millennium BC. (Çatal H¨¹y¨¹k). Archaeological finds indicates agriculture, metalworking and trade links to the Red Sea. In the…

Thailand History

Middle Ages to the 15th century The Thai people immigrated from China to what is now Thailand in the 12th century. By this time, there had been various Buddhist (Dwarawati)…

Tajikistan History

Early history to late antiquity The Tajiks are direct descendants of Iranian immigrants who settled in the territory of today’s Tajikistan in the first millennium BC. It was there that…

Taiwan History

Beginnings The island of Taiwan was first mentioned in writing in Chinese documents dating from the 3rd century AD. come. Probably from the 6th century the first Chinese settlers came…

Syria History

Early history and antiquity The area of ​​today’s Syria was probably already from the 8th millennium BC. settled. Around the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Gradually Semitic tribes migrated…

Sri Lanka History

Early period until the 15th century The Wedda are the longest-living ethnic group on the tropical island. Today, just under 1,000 agreements still live in the interior of the country….

South Korea History

Beginnings Already in the 3rd millennium BC. the area of ​​today’s North and South Korea was populated by Tungusic tribes, which belonged to the Mongolian peoples and presumably came from…

Saudi Arabia History

Medieval to modern times The real history of the Arabian Peninsula or Saudi Arabia begins with the flight of the Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina 622. This year is…

Russia History

Early history to the Middle Ages Semi-nomads already lived in the regions of western Russia 5000 years ago, but it was only in the 9th century that Slavic tribes and…

Qatar History

18th century Very little is known about the country’s history before the 18th century. Until 1766, when the sheikhdom of Qatar was founded, there were probably only a few nomads…

Philippines History

Early period until the 15th century Around 25,000 years BC The first settlements on the Philippine Islands took place, the area has been settled for about 10,000 years. Around this…

Pakistan History

Beginnings Pakistan’s history is closely linked to that of India. The Harappa culture, which dates back to around the 3rd millennium BC. originated in the Indus Valley is considered one…

Oman History

The area of ​​today’s Oman was probably already settled in the Stone Age. Even before the area was Islamized around 630, the local Bedouin tribes traded copper and incense. The…

North Korea History

Beginnings Already in the 3rd millennium BC. the area of ​​today’s North and South Korea was populated by Tungusic tribes, which belonged to the Mongolian peoples and presumably came from…

Nepal History

Early to middle ages Around 1000 BC In the northern regions of what is now Nepal lived ethnic groups who came into the country from the north, while in the…

Mongolia History

Antiquity and the Middle Ages Even before the beginning of the Christian era, powerful peoples lived in Mongolia, such as the Huns and Xiongnu. According to new knowledge, the Xiongnu…

Maldives History

Middle Ages to the 19th century The Maldives have been continuously populated since the 5th century, presumably by fishermen from India and Sri Lanka. Formerly Buddhist, Islam was introduced by…

Malaysia History

Beginnings The Malay Peninsula was probably already settled in the Stone Age. In the 3rd millennium BC. the ancestors of the Malays migrated from southern China (so-called Proto-Malays). In the…

Lebanon History

Estimated in the 3rd millennium BC. the area of ​​today’s Lebanon was settled by the Phoenicians, who founded several city-states on the coast such as Byblos (today Jubayl), Berytos (Beirut),…

Laos History

Beginnings Archaeological finds prove that the area has been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC. The finds on the Tran Ninh Plateau (Plateau de Xiangkhoang, level of clay jugs) in…

Kyrgyzstan History

Early to late antiquity Already around 1000 BC the city of Osh was founded in the Ferenga Valley in the south. The regions of today’s Kyrgyzstan were mainly inhabited by…

Kuwait History

Beginnings Based on archaeological finds, it is believed that the island of Failaka, which lies about 30 km northeast of the capital of what is now Kuwait in the Persian…

Kazakhstan History

Early to modern times Remains of human settlement have been found in the vastness of Kazakhstan since the Paleolithic Age. However, the country’s history does not begin until the end…

Jordan History

Early period until the 19th century Archaeological finds on today’s state territory refer to hunters who already inhabited the region in the Paleolithic Age. The East Bank was closely linked…

Japan History

Pre and early history The first traces of settlement on the islands, which today belong to Japan, date from the 5th millennium BC. (Jomon culture). From 300 BC followed the…

Israel History

Early history The first residents of Palestine, the Canaanites, already lived in the 3rd millennium BC. in this region. Their religion had a significant influence on the Jewish faith and…

Iraq History

Early and prehistory The historical landscape of Mesopotamia, which today forms part of Iraqi territory, was probably already from the 8th millennium BC. settled. From around 3000 BC The high…