The World Shrinks, Early Modern Era 1450-1750: Asian Transitions in an Age of Global Change

The World Shrinks, Early Modern Era 1450-1750: Asian Transitions in an Age of Global Change

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Walker AP World History Ch 22 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 482-491

1. Describe the experiences of Vasco da Gama & his men upon arrival in India.

2. When did the Ming Dynasty engage in overseas expeditions?_____

3. When did Portuguese captain Vasco da Gama reach India?_____

4. When did the Portuguese defeat a combined Muslim war fleet off the coast of India?_____

5. When did the Japanese invade Korea? ______& ______

6. When did the Dutch & British begin to push the Portuguese out of the Asian trade area?_____

7. When did the Manchu Dynasty come to power in China?_____

8. What type of ship were the Portuguese using at this time?____

In the THREE areas of the Asian/Indian trading network, what were the main products in each:

9. Arab Zone: 10. India: 12. China:

13. Why were Ceylon and the Indonesian archipelago so Important?

14. What type of navigation did most merchants use in this trade area before European arrival? Why were these ships only lightly armed?

15. What two general characteristics of the Indian Ocean trade did the Portuguese see as advantageous?

16. Why did the Portuguese decide to “take by force what they could not get through fair trade”?

17. Describe their elaborate, aggressive and only partially realized trade/empire plan/program.

18. Why did the Portuguese lose full control of their trade by the early 17th Century (1600s)?

19. Which two European merchant/naval powers displaced the Portuguese?

20. Describe the Dutch trading empire. How did their trade program differ from the Portuguese?

21. Where did the English become a dominant force in trade (and eventual full colonial rule)?

22. How were European merchants initially required to interact with major Asian powers? (China, Japan, Mughal India)?

23. Describe the Spanish influence, colonial rule and eventual dominance in the Philippines.

24. How did the English & Dutch differ from the Spanish & Portuguese differ in these early years of expansion vis a vis religion?

25. Describe some of the marginally successful Christian missionary efforts in India.

26. Where was the greatest Christian missionary success? Why here? (Still majority Christian today)

Critical Thinking

27. How did European/Asian interaction & expansion DIFFER from European interaction & Expansion in the New World? Why do you think this is the case?

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