1. China’s Interaction with the West Ming--- Allowed some Jesuits across borders – Matteo Ricci and Francis Xavier Spanish and Portuguese come and try to conquer…but China’s too big Set up embassies and trading post

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier

3. http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/108995.htm

4. China’s Interaction with the West Qing--- Very isolated…shut off from West Europeans try to trade, but China refuses Consequence-shut off from new inventions of the Scientific Revolution ETHNOCENTRIC-believed they were superior to Europeans Foreign contacts could only go to treaty ports

5. Kangxi-One of China’s greatest emperors during the Qing Dynasty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Portrait_of_the_Kangxi_Emperor_in_Cour t_Dress.jpg)

7. Japanese/ European Interactions -1543- typhoon winds blow Portuguese trading ships off course; trade begins -Initially, trade welcomed, Japanese were curious of European technologies (tobacco, clocks, spectacles, weaponry) -Cultural diffusion; crossbreeding of European and Japanese technologies (castles, ships) -Weapons used by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify islands, dominate local conflict, also allowed Tokugawa shogunate to maintain authority

8. Himeji Castle in Japan; a cross between a traditional Japanese fortress and a European castle

9. Introduction of Christianity Shortly after Portuguese landing, Christian missionaries arrived in Japan Francis Xavier- Missionary with limited success in converts, “law of God was contrary to the law of Japan” Christianity lost favor quickly due to destruction of shrines to make Christian schools and churches 1635- Hideyoshi banned Christian activities and all trading except for once annual Dutch visit

10. Red seal ships were specially licensed by the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century. The aim was to foster Japanese commerce in Southeast Asian markets, thereby discouraging foreign traders