Age of Exploration: Southeast Asia & China Unit 3 Section 5 TYWL: Analyze the causes for exploration and the effects of increased global interaction and trade between the nations in Europe, Asia, Americas, and Africa. Analyze colonization in terms of the desire for access to resources and markets as well as the consequences on cultures, population, & environment. I can: understand how the desire for wealth, resources, markets, and the Crusades, fueled by advances in technology, leads to global exploration, exchange of goods & ideas are contributing factors to mercantilism, capitalism and colonization.

Question of the Day 15 An important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was that it strengthened the 1) power of monarchies 2) belief in polytheism 3) power of the pope 4) unity of Europe

Geography of Southeast Asia  Two major areas: 1. Mainland SE Asia  2. 20,000 islands. Impt. to sea trade. Early Traditions Developed diverse languages. Women had greater equality. KHMER EMPIRE (Cambodia, Thailand, & Malaysia) o King Suryavarman II built a great temple complex at Angkor Wat.

New Kingdoms and Empires PAGAN o King Anawrata made Pagan a major Buddhist center. The capital city had many magnificent stupas, or dome-shaped shrines SRIVIJAYA o This trading empire controlled the Strait of Malacca, vital to shipping.

Vietnam In 111 B.C., China invaded the region During the Chinese occupation, the Vietnamese absorbed Confucian ideas, & adopted many aspects of Chinese culture. Two noble sisters, Trung Trac & Trung Nhi, briefly drove out the Chinese & tried to restore a simpler form of gov’t based on Vietnamese traditions. Portuguese and Dutch Trading Empires Portugal: firepower to win control of the rich Indian Ocean spice trade (southern seas). The Dutch were the first Europeans to challenge Portuguese domination in Asia. Used their sea power to set up colonies & trading posts around the world. The Dutch East India Company seized Malacca from the Portuguese. Soon after, they were able to enforce a monopoly in the Spice Islands, controlling shipments to Europe.

Spain and the Philippines In 1521, Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain. Within 50 years, Spain had conquered & colonized the islands. Filipinos were not united. The Philippines became a key link to Spain’s overseas trading empire. Spanish shipped silver mined in Mexico & Peru across the Pacific to the Philippines. From there, they used the silver to buy goods in China.

Mughal India and European Traders 1700s, more powerful than any kingdom in Europe. Mughal civilization was unimpressed by the Europeans. The British East India Company used an army of British troops & sepoys (Indian troops) to drive the French out, take over Bengal, & spread its influence into other parts of India.

Age of Exploration European Trade With China Essential Standards: Analyze the causes for exploration and the effects of increased global interaction and trade between the nations in Europe, Asia, Americas, and Africa. Analyze colonization in terms of the desire for access to resources and markets as well as the consequences on cultures, population, & environment. I can: understand how the desire for wealth, resources, markets, and the Crusades, fueled by advances in technology, leads to global exploration, exchange of goods & ideas are contributing factors to mercantilism, capitalism and colonization.

Matteo Ricci, Jesuit priest, adopted Chinese ways. Manchus conquered China, the Manchu Qing (“pure”) dynasty maintained the Ming policy of restricting foreign trade. No foot binding. Qianlong expanded China’s borders to the largest area in the nation’s history. European Trade With China The Chinese, however, saw the Europeans as “southern barbarians,” lacking civilized ways. Portuguese traders reached China by sea in 1514-trading post at Macao. the Ming demanded payment for Chinese goods in gold or silver.

Korea and Isolation (250 yrs) In the 1590s, a Japanese invasion devastated the land of Korea. In 1636, forced to pay tribute to China Shipwrecked sailors usually imprisoned or killed, unless of Japanese or Chinese descent. “Hermit Kingdom”

Japan and Foreign Traders 1 st welcomed western traders. They acquired western firearms The Tokugawa shoguns grew increasingly hostile toward foreigners. Suspected Japanese Christians were loyal to the pope They disliked the competition among Christian missionaries. By 1638, the Tokugawas had barred all western merchants & forbidden Japanese to travel abroad. They also ended foreign trade.