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AP World History Ch 23 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 520-538
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· Caravels
· Asian Sea Trading Network
· Mercantilists
· Ormuz
· Goa
· Factories
· Macao
· Canton
· Matteo Ricci
· Adam Schall
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1. Describe the experiences of Vasco da Gama & his men upon arrival in India. Pg. 520-522
2. What type of ship were the Portuguese using at this time? Pg. 521
(Timeline Pg. 522)
3. When did the Ming Dynasty engage in overseas expeditions? ______
4. When did Portuguese captain Vasco da Gama reach India? ______
5. When did the Portuguese defeat a combined Muslim war fleet off the coast of India? ______
6. When did the Japanese invade Korea? ______& ______
7. When did the Dutch & British begin to push the Portuguese out of the Asian trade area? ______
8. When did the Manchu Dynasty come to power in China? ______
9. Why were Ceylon and the Indonesian archipelago so important? Pg. 523
(Map 23.1) In the THREE areas of the Asian/Indian trading network, what were the main products in each Area
10. Arab Zone: Pg. 523
11. India: Pg. 523
12. China: Pg. 523
13. What type of navigation did most merchants use in this trade area before European arrival? Why were these ships only lightly armed? Pg. 524
14. Why did the Portuguese decide to “take by force what they could not get through fair trade”? Pg. 524
15. Describe their elaborate, aggressive and only partially realized trade/empire plan/program. Pg. 524-525
16. Why did the Portuguese lose full control of their trade by the early 17th Century (1600s)? Pg. 525-526
17. Which two European merchant/naval powers displaced the Portuguese? Pg. 526
18. Describe the Dutch trading empire. How did their trade program differ from the Portuguese? Pg. 526
19. How were European merchants initially required to interact with major Asian powers? (China, Japan, Mughal India)? Pg. 526
20. Describe the Spanish influence, colonial rule and eventual dominance in the Philippines. Pg. 527-528
21. How did the English & Dutch differ from the Spanish & Portuguese in these early years of expansion in regards to religion? Pg. 528
22. Describe some of the marginally successful Christian missionary efforts in India. Pg. 528
23. Where was the greatest Christian missionary success? Why here? (Still majority Christian today) Pg. 528-529
24. Who founded the Ming Dynasty? When? Pg. 529
25. How did he accomplish this? Pg. 529
26. Why do you think the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was accompanied by a Mongol purge? Pg. 529
27. Describe the reinstated civil service exam process. Pg. 529-530
28. How were corrupt government officials punished in early Ming China? Pg. 530-531
29. How did Hongwu encourage economic development? Pg. 531-532
30. How were these efforts undermined by local gentry (landlords)? Pg. 532
31. Describe the treatment of women in China during this time period. Pg. 532
32. How/why did courtesans attain a degree of personal freedom and luxury unattainable aristocratic ladies? Pg. 532
33. How did New World crops impact China’s population? Pg. 533
34. Where were Europeans permitted to trade with China at this time? Pg. 533
35. What products did China export? Pg. 533
36. Describe the activities of Zhenghe (aka Zheng He also Chen Ho- same person). Pg. 534
37. How did his expeditions compare to those of Spain and Portugal 50-100 years later? Pg. 534
38. Why were his expeditions stopped? Pg. 534
39. What limited success were the Jesuits able to attain? Pg. 535
(Read Visualizing the Past, Pg. 536)
40. In what ways would the dragon ships facilitate commerce both within China and overseas? (Reading Pg 536)
41. How did the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty rise in China? Why? Pg. 535-538
(Read In Depth: Means & Motives for Overseas Expansion- Europe & China Compared, Pg. 538-538)
42. How did European & Chinese motives for exploration differ? (Reading, Pg. 537-538)
43. How did European & Chinese military strength differ? (Reading, Pg. 537-538)
44. Why did European monarchs, elites and religious leaders support exploration & expansion? (Reading, Pg. 537-538)
45. How did the legendary, mythical Prester John figure in all this? (Reading, Pg. 537-538)
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