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The West and Changing Balance

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Ibn-Rushd (Averroës) Iberian Muslim philosopher; studied Greek rationalism; ignored among Muslims but influential in Europe.
Ming Dynasty Replaced Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted large trade expeditions to southern Asia and Africa; later concentrated on internal development within China.
Zhenghe Muslim Chinese seaman; commanded expeditions throughout the Indian Ocean.
Black Death 14th-century bubonic plague; decimated populations in Asia and Europe.
Renaissance Cultural and political elite movement beginning in Italy circa 1400; based on urban vitality and expanding commerce; produced literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of the European Middle Ages.
Portugal, Castile, and Aragon Regional Iberian kingdoms; participated in reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.
Francesco Petrarch Italian author and humanist; a major literary figure of the Renaissance.
Vivaldi brothers Genoese explorers who attempted to find a western route to the “Indies”; precursors of European thrust into southern Atlantic.
Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer; first European to reach India by sea around Africa.
Henry the Navigator Portuguese prince; sponsored Atlantic voyages; reflected the forces present in late postclassical Europe.
Ethnocentrism Judging foreigners by the standards of one’s own group; leads to
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