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Unit IV THE FIRST GLOBAL AGE China – Ming Dynasty • Concept of Middle Kingdom/relations with others: ISOLATIONISTS • Zheng He – 7 Voyages: visited SE Asia, India, Middle East & East Africa; when he returned to China they decided to be isolationists (NO need for foreign goods or influence) • ETHNOCENTRISM – feeling of superiority • Relations w/ the West: little to no contact • Kowtow: a ceremony used in China which would allow a foreign country to trade with them – many refused to “bow down” • Confucianism: encouraged selfsufficiency which promoted isolationism Magellan: travels around the world • Circumnavigates the globe Incas • Early form of socialism • Built 1,500 mi of roads => *are compared with the Roman Empire • Mercantilism: the creation of foreign colonies for the economic benefit of the mother country • Dutch role in exploration: Relations with the East – limited trade with the far east Louis XIV • 1638-1715: longest tenure as king in history • Versailles: palace was the symbol of strength and power – housed the French nobility • Nobles: were kept in check by the King Ivan the Terrible • Secret police: used to keep nobility under control – NO opposition • Boyars: nobility who threatened Ivan’s rule/power