AP random last minute stuff Flashcards
Main purpose of Zheng He’s expeditions in early 1400s
to display Chinese superiority.
why did china stop Zheng He expeditions
new emperor thought it was a waste of time.
in general, china and japan’s reaction to european colonial powers
isolationists. foreigners and foereign ideas banned
renaissance
1400-1500
rebirth, study of clasics, led to new…
liberalism and its importance today
belief system that values individuals feelings, expeirences, inner voice
protestant reformation
1517 ml 95 thesis-1648end of thirty years war
heretic and pagan
heretic=false christian path
pagan= non-monotheistic religion
europeans established water trading routes, to asia and later americas why?
to get more direct routes for rich
why was portugal the first to start age of exploration in uerope
prince henry was obsessed with navigation
they had the technology
gov invested alot of money but very secritive
portugals strat in aoe and colonialism
built trading posts and held naval points in indian ocean area
treaty of tordesillas
1494
pope divided world between portufal and spain for influence
