Explorers
This explorer discovered the Americas for Europe
Columbus
3 Reasons for European Exploration
Desire to grow rich
Desire to spread Christianity
New and Improved Sailing Technology
What was the goal of Zheng He's voyages?
To promote China's power and prosperity (Show off)
Dynasties need this to exist
The Mandate of Heaven
How did Europeans discover Japan in the 16th century?
Shipwrecked Portuguese sailors / by accident
This explorer sailed around the southern tip of Africa
Dias and Da Gama
List 3 new sailing technologies that allowed Europeans to explore
Magnetic Compass
Astrolabe
Caravel
What did Japan do after banning Christianity?
Went into isolation
The first and Second Ming Emperors
Hongwu and Yonglo
Shogun
This explorer sailed around the globe
This country was given control of more of the world, controlling Africa, Asia, and Europe in the Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal
Define Isolationism
Shutting your borders and not getting involved with foreign countries
What happened to China after the 7 voyages?
They went into Isolation
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was able to nearly unite all of Japan because of what?
Muskets
This explorer discovered that the Americas were not Asia, but a new world
Vespucci
How do the Crusades connect to European Exploration?
They introduced Asian goods to Europe
They created problems between Christians and Muslims, forcing Europeans to find new routes to Asia by sea
Describe life for peasants in Tokugawa Japan
Miserable, they paid the highest taxes
Describe life in Ming and Qing Dynasty China
Women were not valued
Sons were favored
General peace and prosperity
Describe a cultural change in the Tokugawa Era of Japan
Traditional culture continued but competed with new art forms like Haiku Poetry and Kabuki Theater
This explorer led 7 voyages to promote their country
Zheng He
Who were the first two European nations to explore AND why were they first?
Which country had the world's first global empire?
Portugal
The Three Goals of the first Ming Emperor
Erase traces of the Mongol past
Promote China's power and prosperity
Why did Japan go from a Rural country to an Urban one?
Japanese peasants sold their farms and moved to cities because they couldn't afford high taxes