HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Terra Nullius, Merino, Yellow Peril
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Starting in the late 18th century these regions become integrated with european capitalist system. Distance > most far from europe (diapost - diametrically opposite from europe) Even by the early 19th century it took the europeans 6 months to get there. Not only for length but seas you had to cross. Sail along the coast of africa, then enter the southern part of the indian ocean (roaring. The dutch had explored 2/3 of the western coast and new zealand in the 17th century. They didn"t see anything worth staying for. When the europeans nally explore this region in a systematic way they searched not for economic purposes but for scienti c purpose, in a competitive way. Lead 3 major expeditions across the paci c. Aborigines > migrated in ice age most likely. Addapted to one of the harsher environments in the world.
