World History

1. Section 1: Europeans Explore the East

2.  Europeans gained ___________ by exploring
 ______________________– Portuguese Explorer;
“to serve God and His Majesty, to give light to
those who were in darkness and to grow rich as
all men desire to do.”
 ___________- ships that sailed against the
wind

3.  ______________________was committed to
the idea of exploring
 First to use caravel and compass
 Started school of navigation
 ______________________led a ship around
Africa, to India, and back.
 Portuguese had found a sea route to Asia.

4.  ______________________ convinced Spanish
monarchy that he could reach Asia by sailing
west.
 Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492
 1494, _________________________________:
 divided the world into two areas.
 Portugal controls East—including Africa, India,
and parts of Asia.
 Spain controls West—including Americas.

5.  Portugal gained power over
“______________________”.
 Islands rich in spice
 Europeans set up companies to control trade
 Companies had power to mint (create)
money, make treaties, and even raise their
own armies.


6. Section 2: China Limits European
Contacts

7.  Ming Dynasty – Chinese dynasty that ruled
from 1368 to 1644
 Hongwu first emperor
 Improved government
 Increased food production
 Killed many people he suspected as traitors

8.  Eventually, Chinese began to isolate
themselves
 Allowed trade at only 3 ports
 Illegal trade was common
 Europeans wanted Silk and ceramics

9.  Manufacturing never grew very large
 Believed farming was a better way of life
 Manufacturing heavily taxed
 Missionaries brought Christianity and technology

10.  Ming Dynasty lost
power
 Government could
not solve problems
 Manchus – People
from Manchuria
 1644, Took control of
China
 Started Qing Dynasty

11.  Chinese wanted Europeans to follow rules to
trade with them.
 Trading only at special ports and paying fees.
 The Dutch agreed
 The British did not

12.  Production of rice and long period of peace
led to better lives
 Population almost doubled 1600-1700
 Many were farmers
 Better fertilizers, and irrigation

13.  Sons were valued over daughters
 Infant girls were killed
 Adult women had few rights
 Invasion from foreigners and trade issues
with English created tension in China
 Tried to preserve art and isolation

14.  • Ming dynasty
 • Hongwu
 • Yonglo
 • Zheng He
 • Manchus
 • Qing dynasty
 • Kangxi

15. Section 3:
Japan Returns to Isolation

16.  Daimyo
 Oda Nobunaga
 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
 Tokugawa Shogunate
 Kabuki
 Haiku

17.  1467 – 1568 civil war in
Japan
 Daimyo (warriors) took
over
 Fought each other for
land
 1590, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi brought
Japan under one ruler
 Tokugawa moved capital
of Japan to small town
of Edo (today: Tokyo)

18.  Rulers were called Shoguns
 When Tokugawa died in 1616, his family
started the Tokugawa Shogunate
 Lasted until 1867

20.  Peasants suffered
 Worked many hours
 Paid heavy taxes
 Moved to city
 Women had more opportunities

21.  Traditional culture
 Classical paintings and ceremonial dramas
 New styles in cities
 Kabuki – dramas about urban life

22.  5 -7 -5

23.  1543, Europeans arrived to Japan
 1612, Tokugawa banned Christianity from
Japan
 Persecuted all Christians
 Rid country of all Christians

24.  1639, Japanese sealed borders
 One port open only to Chinese and Dutch
 Tokugawa had tight control over the port
 For 200 years, Japan closed contact with
Europe

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