1. Asia & Global Changes
Intro
A Vasco da Gama
B. IOW open to Europe
C. Little interest in European goods
D. Silver floods market

2. Historiography & Reality
A. Asian Sea Trading Network connected to IOW
1. Araba Zone: glass, carpet, tapestries
2. India: cotton & textiles
3. China: paper porcelain, & silks
B. Lughod- operated without Europe
C. Gunpowder Empires firmly established

3. III. Ming China 1368-1644 A. Mongol Yuan Dynasty ended B
III. Ming China A. Mongol Yuan Dynasty ended B. Ming revive patterns of China’s previous dyansties 1. Bureaucracy 2. Scholar-gentry 3. Neo-Confucianism

4. C. Zhenghe 1. Expedition rival Columbus 2. 62 Ships & 28,000 sailors 3
C. Zhenghe 1. Expedition rival Columbus Ships & 28,000 sailors Chinese exploration ends 4. Era of Chinese Isolation 5. Internal disorder 6. Qing Dynasty

5. 1. European technology no match for large armies
D. Tribute System
1. European technology no match for large armies
2. Tribute required for trade

6. IV. Japan A. Ashikaga Shogunate 1336-1568 1
IV. Japan A. Ashikaga Shogunate Daimyos / Vassal lords 2. Period of conflict B. Tokugawa Shogunate Tokugawa Ieyas a. Focuses on internal control b. Ends civil wars c. Edo capital d. Daimyo pledge loyalty

7. C. Response to European Traders & Missionaries 1. Isolation 2
C. Response to European Traders & Missionaries 1. Isolation 2. Missionaries band 3. Few ports open to foreign trade D. National School of Learning 1. Emphasized Japan’s unique culture 2. Revived indigenous culture

8. V. Dutch A. Batavia / Indonesia 1. Avoid other European nations 2
V. Dutch A. Batavia / Indonesia 1. Avoid other European nations 2. Prefer to trade raw materials

9. VI. Conclusion 1. New World food impacts population 2
VI. Conclusion 1. New World food impacts population 2. Europeans trade silver & gold (don’t have quality goods) 3. Europe operated on coast/ periphery 4. port cities 5. Patterns continue during Imperialist period