Empires of the Non-west PSD Analysis CHY4U End of Unit 1

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Experiences Shape Bias/Position: Las Casas Encomienda: Kingsborough Codex, Wikipedia, Sept. 30, 2013, (Oct. 1, 2013). Amazon.com, Defense-Indians-Bartolome- Preachers/dp/ (Oct. 1, 2013). Defense-Indians-Bartolome- Preachers/dp/

Missionaries: Experiences at Home and Abroad  Ricci studied geography, cartography, astronomy, mathematics with scholars at the Roman College, including Clavius who specialized in Euclidian geometry On this rare map, China is the center of the world, Minnesota Public Radio News, Jan. 12, 2010, acktulip-map (Oct. 1, 2013). acktulip-map 1602 map of the world made by Ricci shows China at the centre Beyond Ricci: Rare Books from the Jesuitica Collection at Boston College,Translation of Euclidean Geometry into Chinese, 2013, chinese (Oct. 1, 2013). chinese

 People practiced a mix of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism  In the Ming dynasty - which had overthrown the Mongols - Confucian scholars had a high place on the hierarchy Religion and Philosophy in China Emperor Confucian scholars

 A philosophy that emphasizes order and stability  Family unit is central  Learning is very important to make people into good humans  Emphasizes social “glue” that holds society together in an orderly, moderate way  Not a religion Confucianism

 Group 1 = section B, paragraph 1: “The art of printing…for this purpose.”  Group 2 = section B, paragraph 2: “Their method…necessary corrections.”  Group 3 = section C, paragraph 3: “In the practice…Chinese people.”  Group 4 = section D, paragraph 4: “Before closing…some thousand years.”  Group 5 = section D, paragraphs 2 and 3: “Another remarkable fact…of an inferior order.” Ricci PSD – place on the spectrum __________________________________________________ Acceptingmildly Eurocentric Eurocentric

 Go back to your group’s paragraph  Find something specific from the contextualizing readings that explains Ricci’s bias in your section.  See if you can draw a direct line to help you interpret the section. Contextualizing Ricci

 There is more to China’s relations with Europe than religion and Ricci.  Consider how much the Europeans wanted to trade with China…  …and the restrictions the Chinese placed on trade  Portuguese especially Europe’s Relations with China

Closure of Japan  Tokugawa shoguns centralized feudalism  Christianity became popular  Dutch were the only Europeans left: on Dejima island in Nagasaki Bay Emperor (figurehead only) Shogun (ruler = tries to control lords) Daimyo (lords = landowners) Samurai (fighters) Peasants, Artisans, Merchants Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis and Anthony Esler, World History: Connections to Today (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001), 327. Beyond Ricci: Rare Books from the Jesuitica Collection at Boston College, Nagasaki, 2013, (Oct. 1, 2013).

 1637  Between the two edicts  Would the second edict have been written without the rebellion?  Use language of ‘how likely’ rather than certainty Shimabara Rebellion

 How did the Japanese attitude toward outsiders change during the period between 1453 and the 1630s?  Was the Shogun’s motivation for the edict’s based on:  Fear of Christianity threatening traditional Japanese values?  Hatred for foreigners?  Hatred for Christian Japanese? Changes in Relations

Peter the Great  Russia’s position in the world  Europe’s view of Russia  Peter’s upbringing and travels  Westernization Royal Museums Greenwich, Peter the Great, Review of Dutch Yachts Before Peter the Great, 1697, Abraham Storck, 2000, ships/facts/explorers-and-leaders/peter-the-great (Oct. 1, 2013). ships/facts/explorers-and-leaders/peter-the-great Dutch yachts sailing by Peter, 1697 The cabin of Peter, first home in the new city of St. Petersburg, combines Dutch and Russian elements Saint-Petersburg.com, The Cabin of Peter the Great, 2013, (Oct. 1, 2013).

 Why did Europeans look down on Russia?  Which groups of people were most and least affected by the decrees?  Why were they “targeted”?  Would Peter have been able to make such decrees without being an absolutist ruler?  Where would opposition to Peter have come from within Russia? Questions about Peter’s Decrees

BEFOREAFTER= change Continuity and Change

ContinuityChange Same Tradition Save Preserve Conserve Maintain Keep on Different New Evolve Reform Change direction Shift Vocabulary of Continuity and Change