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Where did the Scientific Revolution take place?
What is Europe. Why? cultural innovations (Renaissance) and navigation around the world
Asia. Why? 1600s—a closed or semi-closed system to maintain existent social hierarchy.
China: no need to go outside (they explored the world earlier, 1200s, and during 1600s they focused inward (within their land/territory).
Min dynasty to Qing dynasty: their technology was quite advanced already---no need to bring outside ideas
Japan: Isolated period from 1600 to late 1800s ---no foreign trades allowed (except China and Dutch, and only in limited area), Shoguns were powerful and did not want to be colonized, invaded, influenced by the western countries. Culture and economy flourished/ successful within Japan, so no need to bring “new” ideas from outside.