Mondern India Diaz rounds cape of Good Hope in 1480's Da Gama reaches India in 1490's Asked by Indians what he had come for- "for christianity and spice" A few christians lived in INdia, Portuguese wanted to protect them, but really wanted to convert Spices were nto in INdia, but ti becomes a trading station on route to Spice islands, Indonesia Obtain the island of Gao in 1510 Priests gain friends among Braihmins and are able …
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…led by religious leaders Dalai lama escapes and goes into exile Chinese destroy 4,000 monestaries in 60's Tibetans are still fighting for independance Bhutan - mostly Bhotia ethnic group call themselves Drukpas or Dragon people Tibetan Buddhism / many monestaries India and china fight over control British attempts to control it Eventually protected by the United Nations Modernizes in 50's and 60's still isolated today - keep people and stuff out - corruption like Disney and McDonalds