China Isolationism
This foreign group founded the Qing dynasty.
Who were the Manchus?
During the height of Japanese Isolation, only China and this one European Nation, were permitted to trade with Japan.
Who were the Dutch?
Prince Henry, of this European nation, founded a navigation school.
What is Portugal?
The Dutch settlers in South Africa eventually became known by this name.
Who were Boers?
The Ming dynasty restored this belief system, which among other things, viewed peasants as second on the social class ladder.
What is Confucianism?
This is the name for the Japanese version of feudalism, and referred to warrior chieftans who led, but also served under the Shogun.
What is daimyo?
During the period of exploration, many European nations adopted this philosophy, that a country's power depended upon its wealth.
What is mercantilism?
This was the combining of theories of evolution with human society.
What is Social Darwinism?
This is the number of voyages sailed by Zheng Hu, after the last, China drifted into isolation.
What is 7?
By 1890, through a period of rapid modernization, Japan had a standing of army of this size (closest guess gets it).
What is 500,000?
The invention of the Caravel, a sturdier ship with triangular sails, made it possible to do this.
What is sail against the wind?
This Scottish missionary unintentionally led to the brutal King Leopold II rule in the Congo.
Who was David Livingstone?
This system viewed trade as a way for China to boost prestige and security, not wealth.
What is the tribute system?
By the mid 1700s, Japan was modernizing rapidly and Tokyo, which was known by this name at the time, was suddenly the largest city on earth.
What is Edo?
In 1488, he became the first European to sail around Africa, but mostly due to a storm that blew his fleet in that direction.
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
This is the number of European countries who were present at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885; it's well known that the number of African countries present was zero.
What is 14?
This is the more commonly known name for the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists?
Who are the Boxers?
In 1853, this American Commodore sailed 4 black ships into Tokyo Harbor, and began the process of opening Japan out of isolation into trade with the USA.
Who was Matthew Perry?
This navigational invention was a brass circle with rings marked off by degrees and was used to sight the stars and allowed captains to count latitude.
What was the astrolabe?
By 1914, only these two African countries were free from European rule.
What was Ethiopia and Liberia?