AP WORLD HISTORYChapter 22: Asian Transitions in an Age of Global Change, 1368-1755

DoDEA World History Standards:
1. There are no DoDEA World History standards for this chapter.
Major topics for brief, Cornell Note-focused lectures:
1. The Asian Trading World and the Coming of the Europeans
*in the centuries following da Gama’s voyage, most European enterprise in the Indian Ocean centered on
efforts to find the most profitable ways to carry Asian products back to Europe
*some Europeans went to Asia not for personal gain but to convert other to Christianity
*most missionaries and traders settled in coastal enclaves
2. Ming China: A Global Mission Refused
*after the Yuan Mongols came a restoration of ethnic Chinese rule under the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
*Mongol culture was purged & China was reunified
*Under the Ming Dynasty Chinese civilization enjoyed a new age of splendor
*renewed agrarian & commercial growth supported a population that was the largest of any center of
civilization in the world at that time, probably exceeding that of all western Europe
3. Fending Off the West: Japan’s Reunification and the First Challenge
*in the mid-16th century, Japan was reunified under the new shogunate, the Tokogawa
*the Tokogawa had military & diplomatic skills plus they were ruthless
*by the early 1600s, with the potential threat from Europeans possible & probable, the Tokogawa shoguns
succeeded in enveloping the Japanese islands in a state of isolation that lasted nearly 2 & ½ centuries
Key terms:
Caravels
Francis Xavier
Matteo Ricci
Zhenghe/Zheng He
Manchu
Goa
Ormuz
Luzon
Mindanao
Nobunaga
Macao & Canton
Edo
Deshima
Class Discussion Questions:
1. Describe the nature of the Asian sea-faring network.
2. Describe the Portuguese discoveries at Calicut and their response to those discoveries.
3. Trace how the Dutch displaced the Portuguese and compare their participation in the Asian trading network
with that of the Portuguese.
4. Define the origins of the European tribute systems.
5. Trace the success of the European Christian missionary efforts in Asia.
6. Trace the Ming restoration of traditional Chinese forms of government.
7. Trace the Chinese withdraw from commercial expansion.
8. Describe the steps which led to the restoration of the Japanese Shogunate.
9. Why did the Japanese resort to isolation as a response to European expansion?
10. Compare the European intrusion into the African commercial system with their entry into the Asian trade
network.
11. Evaluate the effect of Europeans on Asian civilization during the period of early modern Western expansion.