INTRODUCTION TO BEFORE EUROPEAN HEGEMONY
Hegemony European Hegemony ( )
Kaifeng (China, th century)
Before European Hegemony (Pre-modern World)
Map of Al-Idrisi ( )
A Map by a Muslim Geographer (13 th Century)
Ortellus of Antwerp (1570)
The Map of Piri Reis, Ottoman Admiral (16 th Century)
Three major zones in Premodern World Europe Middle East East Asia
Between 1250 and 1350 these three zones were linked to each other, creating a dense network of trade
The main characteristics of the pre- modern world The center was not in Europe Asia prosperous but not hegemonic Middle east plays an intermediary role
Travels of Marco Polo ( ) Travels of Ibn Battuta ( )