Chapter 21 Expanding Horizons of CrossCultural Interaction Copyright

Chapter 21 Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 1

Patterns of Long-Distance Trade n n n Silk roads Sea lanes of Indian Ocean basin Trans-Saharan caravan routes Development of trading cities, emporia Local devastation caused by nomadic invasions, but trade network expanded q Example: Mongols in China, thirteenth century Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 2

Marco Polo (1253– 1324) n n n Example of long-distance travel Traveled to China with merchant father, uncle Entered service of Mongol Khubilai Khan Returned to Venice after 17 -year absence Experiences recorded by fellow prisoner in Venice –Genoa conflict Great influence on European engagement with Far East Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 3

Travels of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 4

Political and Diplomatic Travel n n n Trade required diplomatic relations after 1000 C. E. Muslims recognized as common enemy of Mongols and Christians, thirteenth century Mongols invited by Pope Innocent IV to convert to Christianity q Mongols’ counter-offer: Christians accept Mongol rule or face destruction Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 5

Rabban Sauma n n n Nestorian Christian priest sent to pope by Mongols in Persia, 1287, regarding proposed attack on Jerusalem Did not win European support Conversion to Islam of new ilkhan of Persia, Ghazan, in 1295 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 6

Ibn Battuta (1304– 1369) n n Islamic scholar, worked in government positions during extensive travel As qadi, meted out strict punishments according to sharia q q Lashes for drinking alcohol, hand amputations for theft Unable to convince women of Maldive Islands to cover breasts Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 7

Missionary Campaigns n n Sufi missionaries travelled throughout new Muslim territories, 1000– 1500 C. E. Christian missionaries accompanied and followed crusaders q q Roman Catholic priests travelled east to serve expatriate communities John of Montecorvino travelled to China in 1291 n Translated Biblical texts; built churches Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 8

Cultural Exchanges n n n Songs and stories—troubadours European scientists consulted with Muslim and Jewish counterparts on understanding of natural world Magnetic compass from China Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 9

Spread of Crops n n Citrus fruits, Asian rice, cotton Sugarcane q q q Muslims introduced crystallized sugar to Europeans Demand increased rapidly Europeans used Muslim precedent of having large populations of slaves work on sugarcane plantations Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 10

Gunpowder Technologies n n Muslims, Mongols spread gunpowder Technology reached Europe by mid-thirteenth century Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 11

Crisis and Recovery n “Little ice age, ” ca. 1300 C. E. q n Decline of agricultural output led to widespread famine Bubonic plague spread from southwest China q q Carried by fleas on rodents Mongol campaigns spread disease to Chinese interior Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 12

Spread of Plague n Mongols, merchants, travelers spread disease west q q q n n 1346, Black Sea ports 1347, Mediterranean ports 1348, western Europe Inflamed and discolored lymph nodes in neck, armpits, groin area: buboes, hence bubonic 60– 70% mortality rate, within days Extreme northern climates less affected India, sub-Saharan areas unaffected Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 13

Population Decline (millions) Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 14

Social and Economic Effects n n Massive labor shortage Demand for higher wages Population movements Governments attempted to freeze wages, stop serf movements q Riots resulted Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 15

Recovery in China: The Ming Dynasty n Collapse of Yuan dynasty, 1368 q n Departure of Mongols Emperor Hongwu q q Impoverished orphan raised by Buddhist monks; worked through military ranks Proclaimed new Ming (“brilliant”) dynasty, 1368– 1644 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 16

Ming Centralization n n Reestablishment of Confucian educational system Execution of minister suspected of treason, beginning tradition of direct rule by emperor Reliance on emissaries called mandarins Heavy reliance on eunuchs q n Could not build hereditary power base Centralized structure lasted through Qing dynasty to 1911 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 17

Economic Recovery and Cultural Revival n n n Conscripted labor to repair, rebuild irrigation systems Promoted manufacturing of porcelain, silk Attempted to eradicate Mongol legacy by promoting traditional Chinese culture q Emperor Yongle commissioned 23, 000 -roll Yongle Encyclopedia Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 18

Recovery in Europe: State Building n n Political authority rested with regional states New taxes developed q q q n Italian states: bonds France: salt tax, sales tax England: hearth tax, head tax, plow tax Large standing armies established q French Louis XI (1461– 1483) had army of 15, 000 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 19

Spain n n Fernando of Aragon married Isabel of Castile, 1469 Major political and economic alliance Completed reconquista, expanded beyond Iberian peninsula to Italy Funded Columbus’s quest for China Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 20

Russia n As Mongol power waned, Russian princes sought territorial expansion q n Process of “gathering the Russian land, ” mid-fourteenth century 1480, Grand Prince Ivan III (Ivan the Great, r. 1462– 1505) stopped paying tribute to khan q q Moscow as center of powerful state Impressive territorial annexations Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 21

Recovery in Europe: The Renaissance n n n “Rebirth” of classical culture Italian artists’ use of perspective Work with real human anatomy and musculature q n Leonardo da Vinci (1452– 1519) Architecture: domed cathedrals q Imitation of Roman domes Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 22

The Humanists n n Humanities: literature, history, moral philosophy Renaissance humanists deeply devoted to Christianity q n Desiderius Erasmus (1466– 1536)—critical Greek-Latin edition of New Testament Also devoted to rediscovering classical Latin texts, often ignored in monastic libraries Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 23

Humanist Moral Thought n Rejection of monastic lifestyle in favor of morally virtuous life while engaged in the world q n Marriage, business Reconciliation of Christianity with rapidly changing European society and economy Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 24

Renaissance Europe and the Larger World n n Artists expressed interest in Byzantine, Asian worlds Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463– 1494) tried to reconcile Plato, Aristotle, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism q Illustrative failure Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 25

Exploration and Colonization n Ming dynasty hesitant to have large foreign populations q n n Allowed small populations in port cities Yongle engaged Admiral Zheng He to mount seven massive naval expeditions, 1405– 1433 Placed trade under imperial control Demonstrated strength of Ming dynasty Successful, but aborted as Mongols presented new threat in the north Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 26

Chinese and European Voyages of Exploration, 1405– 1498 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 27

European Exploration in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans n n Motives: profit, missionary activity Portuguese early leaders in Atlantic exploration q q q Search for sea route to Indian Ocean basin Prince Henrique (Henry the Navigator) seized Strait of Gibraltar, 1415 Began encouragement of major Atlantic voyages Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 28

Colonization of the Atlantic Islands n n n Madeiras, Azores Islands, etc. Investments in sugarcane plantations Exploration of west African coast Volume of slave trade dramatically increased Ultimately, some 12 million Africans deported to Americas for slave labor Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 29

Indian Ocean Trade n n Attempts to avoid using Muslim middlemen in trade with east 1488, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around Cape of Good Hope q n n 1497– 1499, Vasco da Gama sailed this route to India and back Portuguese gun ships attempted to maintain trade monopoly Beginnings of European imperialism in Asia Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 30

Christopher Columbus n n Search for western sea route to Indian Ocean Portuguese considered his proposal impractical, reject it Fernando and Isabel of Spain underwrote voyage; departed in 1492 Made landfall in Salvador q Believed he had reached islands off coast of Asia Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 31