The West & the Changing World Balance Chapter 15
Fall of Constantinople 1453 By Ottoman Turks
Hagia Sophia
Fall of Abbasid Caliphate
Religious leaders rise rational thought and science down Peasants lost freedom agricultural production & taxes down Traders lose high status reduced dynamis Ottomans military & politically more powerful
Muslim World 1500
China 1368 pushed out Mongols Ming Dynasty till 1644 Reestablished tribute with Korea, Vietnam & Tibet
Cheng Ho/Zheng He
Changes in the West
Church under attack, lack of unity Warriors softened to court life 1300s - recurrent famine Education was not widespread Plague- 1/3 of pop. dies Peasant uprisings & strikes Some of the problems
Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Feudalism ends, encourages economic growth After 100 Years War-Nations became stronger, centralized New weapons developed= stronger armies Capitalism grows with the towns
Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Strengthen feudal monarch—national control Military organization—non aristocratic soldiers were paid
Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Growth of cities & urban economies because of commercial trade Church at peace with capitalism, this encourages even more trade
The Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Technology Weapons Timekeeping
International Network Mongols provided a link between East & West
International Network West consumed Asian luxury goods, spices, silk, perfumes and jewels Could only offer wool, tin, copper, honey and salt Unfavorable balance of trade so had to make up in gold = “gold famine” and threatened economic collapse
International Network Fall of Abbasid Caliphate Mongol gave Europeans access to Asian technology Ottomans rise in power, scaring Europe Explorers looked for alternative route to Asia to bypass the Middle East
Secular Focus of Renaissance Changes within Italy Humanism Bankers fund art Innovations in art & music
Iberian Spirit: Religious Mission 1469 Ferdinand & Isabella Promote Christianity Convert or expel Jews & Muslims Church run courts— moral & doctrinal purity Inquisition
Polynesian Migration
Polynesia s Weaved grass for nets Imported pigs Regional warlike kingdoms Caste system No written language
Conclusion Ethnocentric approach New technology from Asia Inward focus of China