Ch. 22 Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions. Directions. Printout and review
the Chapter outline & Study Guide prior to reading the Chapter. Not all the ...
Ch. 22 Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions Directions. Printout and review the Chapter outline & Study Guide prior to reading the Chapter. Not all the terms or people are to be found in the Chapter. For these, you are expected to research their relevance and include them. Publisher’s Website -- http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072424354/student_view0/ Introduction. This chapter explores the cross-cultural networks that linked Europe and Asia between 1000-1500 CE. The Mongol conquests of the thirteenth century disrupted commerce along the ancient silk route through central Asia, but eventually trade and travel were restored and even strengthened. Although travel was slow and costly, international trade helped spread the bubonic plague, the Black Death, which ravaged much of Eurasia in the mid-fourteenth century. Common elements of these cross-cultural networks include: Diplomacy. Different states used trade routes to send envoys abroad seeking either to form alliances or to impress rivals. Religion. Islamic law and culture were common to societies from north and West Africa to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Travel for Muslim pilgrims and scholars were common under Mongol rule. Christian missionaries also traveled to East Asia, but less frequently. Cultural diffusion. These routes became an important source for new ideas and information throughout Eurasia. New crops, such as sugarcane, and new technologies, such as gunpowder, the magnetic compass, and the printing press, transformed western societies. European exploration. Portugal sought to bypass Muslim-controlled trade routes by mounting expeditions to India around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1492, the Spanish attempted to beat the Portuguese at this game by sending Columbus west across the Atlantic. The following section, including “People & Terms” is to be highlighted on the Chapter Outline. Words not appearing in the outline must be added to the outline. Incorporate the information for the Study questions into the notes you add to the outline. People & Terms
Study Questions
Response should include answers to who, what, where, when, how & why is this person important. Ibn Battuta Rabban Sauma Hongwu Prince Henry Vasco da Gama Christopher Colombus
Marco Polo John of Montecorvino Zheng He Bartolomeu Dias Ferdinand & Isabel
State in your own words what each of the following terms means and why it is significant to a study of world history. Qadi Little Ice Age Reconquista
Sufi Black Death Renaissance
Melaka Ming dynasty Humanism
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Discuss the role of religion in the cultural interaction of this era? Which religion had the greater international impact, Christianity or Islam? Explain.
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Identify specific examples of agricultural and technological diffusion along the trade routes. Analyse the impact of these innovations.
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What was the significance of the Chinese decision to end the journeys of Zheng He? What did this change in policy mean for China?
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What role did disease play in fourteenth century China and Europe? How were these societies influenced by the outbreak of epidemic disease? How does this compare to the outbreak of the plague during the Han & Roman empires?
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In fifty words or less explain the relationship between each of the following pairs. How does one lead to or foster the other? Be specific in your response. • Islamic sharia and Marco Polo • Reconquista & Columbus • Marco Polo & Vasco da Gama
