1. Ch. 22: Cross-Cultural Interactions between Europe and Asia, AD 1000-1500 I. Long distance trade and travel. A. Silk Roads and Indian Ocean sea lanes. 1. Marco Polo’s narratives inspired merchants. B. Political and diplomatic travel. 1. Pope Innocent IV failed to convert Mongols. Rabban Sauma, a representative of the Ilkhanate of Persia, failed to receive help from Europe against Muslims.

2. Travel and Trade from the 12 th C. to the 15 th C.

3. 2. Ibn Battuta (14 th C.) accounts tell us about his extensive travels through Africa and Asia. C. Exchanges: 1. Science, ideas, art, music. 2. Technology: gunpowder, catapults, cannons, magnetic compass. 3. Diseases. 4. Agricultural products. 5. Slave labor.

4. II. China (The Ming Dynasty, AD 1369-1644). A. Fall of Yuan (Mongol) dynasty. 1. Due to financial mismanagement, political assassinations, and the plague. 2. Many Mongols departed. B. Hongwu led rebellious forces and established the Ming (brilliant) dynasty. C. Centralized control. Government officials known as mandarins oversaw

5. local officials. Eunuchs were used more extensively in the government.

6. Hongwu

7. D. Golden Age of Chinese literature and arts. The Yongle Encyclopedia emphasized Chinese cultural traditions. E. The Forbidden City was built in the 1400s.

8. The Forbidden City The construction of the Forbidden City began during the Ming dynasty (1407). It was the home of the emperor.

9. The Emperor’s House Hall of Mental Cultivation.

10. The Emperor’s Chair Located in the Palace of Heavenly Purity (in the Forbidden City).

11. Forbidden City

12. F. Zheng He’s seven large expeditions in the Indian Ocean basin. 1. Sent for trade purposes and to promote China. 2. Expeditions ended in order to redirect resources to agriculture and defense of the northern border.

13. Zheng He

16. Chinese and European voyages of exploration, 1405-1498. Page: 596

17. Christian and Islamic missionaries: John of Montecorvino and Sufis

18. IV. The Renaissance (AD 1350-AD 1600) A. A “rebirth” in Europe. Much artistic and and intellectual creativity. It was an age of exploration, inventions, and learning. B. Wealthy Italian city-states sponsored innovations in art and architecture. C. Artists and architects drew inspiration from classical Greece and Rome. D. “Humanists” such as Erasmus were scholars who admired Greek and Roman writings and advocated participation in societal affairs.

19. Examples of Medieval art and architecture: The Baptistry

26. Cimabue, Madonna and Child

27. Giotto, Madonna and Child

28. Simone Martini, Annunciation

29. Medieval to Renaissance transition

30. Paolo Uccello, The Battle of San Romano

31. E. Characteristics *Realism and Expression *Perspective *More secularism *Classicism: Greco-Roman influence *Individualism and Humanism *Symmetry and Balance

32. Renaissance Florence

34. Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Filippo Lippi

35. Sandro Botticelli, The Adoration of the Magi

36. Donatello’s David

39. MICHELANGELO (1475-1564) portrait by Jacopino del Conte (1537)

40. Michelangelo, David

41. MICHELANGELO’S “DAVID”

43. Michelangelo’s Pieta

45. Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation

46. RAPHAEL’S “SCHOOL OF ATHENS”

53. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

61. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa

62. LEONARDO DA VINCI (SELF-PORTRAIT?): 1452- 1519

63. DA VINCI’S SKETCH OF A FLYING MACHINE

64. DA VINCI’S “LAST SUPPER”

65. Filippo Brunelleschi

66. Dome Comparisons Il Duomo St. Peter’s St. Paul’s US capital (Florence) (Rome) (London) (Washington) Susan Pojer, www.powerpointpalooza.com

67. Dome of Florence Cathedral

68. THE RENAISSANCE

69. E. England and France fought the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453), which concerned control over French lands. Joan of Arc (412-431) inspired French troops. F. The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile facilitated the reconquista of Spain.