Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
EUROPEANS IN ASIA: 1450-1750 Q: What was the nature of Indian Ocean trade in c1500? Vast trade network o 3 zones: o Unique goods exported from each o o o Europeans begin involvement o o to Calicut, Europeans access the Indian Ocean Trade Network – (be able to explain initial forced entry.) Indian Ocean Trade Network: Europeans Try to Consolidate Their Power For Portuguese: policy dominates seek superior fire-power o Christian mission o esp. seize choke points o forts and warehouses ( ) Portugal Loses its Advantage… Portuguese weaknesses exploited by & o What were these weaknesses? Dutch o East Indies (Spice Islands) Est. o More realistic o into pre-existing trade network English o o India becomes “ ” in the crown of the British Empire Limits to European Strength Control Some degree of dominance over locals… o Dutch on Java ( o Spanish in o But not far inland elsewhere o Why? Europeans as subjects of foreign powers o ex. ) Christian Outreach 1. Which Christian denomination was strongest in Asian missionary activity? 2. Why was it difficult to win converts to Christianity in areas such as India, Indonesia, & areas of the Philippines? 3. What strategies were practiced to win converts? 4. How successful were these missionaries? Early Impacts of Europeans by 1700 1. To what degree did Europeans impact South and Southeast Asia? 2. What were this area’s major commercial centers? 3. Which had greater impact: the Columbian Exchange in the Americas or changes that came with European involvement in the Indian Ocean trade network? 4. Overall, how impressed were Asians by Europeans?