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Chapter 23
transitions in the Global environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asia Sea Trading Network (Indian Ocean Trade) | Trade network that stretched thousands of miles from the Middle East to China |
| Arab Zone | Bodies of water-Red Sea, Persian Gulf Products- glass, carpets, horses |
| Central Zone | Places- India and Ceylon Products- cotton textiles, spices |
| Eastern Zone | Places- China and Indonesia Products- Paper and silk |
| Fringe Areas | Africa, Japan, Australia |
| Features of Indian Ocean Trade | 1. No one country controlled trade 2. No military enforced laws 3. many ports of trade |
| Spread Ideas | Islam- Indonesia Christianity- India Technology- Compass, lateen sail |
| Higher standard of living | More food and goods available |
| Over land routes | Silk road and trans saharan trade route |
| Globalization | Interconnections of the world |
| Mercantilism | A colony exists for the benefit of the mother country |
| Bullion | Gold and Silver |
| Europeans traded | Didn't want to give up gold and silver and had nothing Asians wanted (wool), began to use force |
| Portugal | Collected tribute, used force over trade, better weapons |
| Malacca | Trading port in Indonesia |
| Dutch | Captured Malacca, built towns and factories, regulated spice trade, killed natives when they went against orders |
| British | Took over India, made deals with Mughals, will eventually take over |
| Ming Dynasty | 1368- 1644 |
| Mongols | Deafened by Ming |
| Hongwu | ruler of Ming |
| Scholar - Gentry | Upper class appointed to government positions |
| Civil Service exam | reestablished |
| Corruption | Public beatings, deleted writings from civil service |
| Over Seas trade in Ming | Europeans bought crops from Americas, population increase |
| Zhenghe | Chinese explorer who sailed as far as Africa |
| Chinese exploration | proved dominance |
| Death of Zhenghe | China in isolation |
| Decline of Ming | Corruption in government, public works like dams fell apart, peasants resorted to eating each other |