a. What was the nature of the Asian sea-trading network?
Stretching thousands of miles from the Middle East and Africa along the Asian coasts, the Asian sea trading network was a large system of commercial exchange and social interaction. It can be divided into three main zones, and each was concentrated around major centers of handicrafts. An Arab division, which focused on glass, tapestries, and carpets, was to the west. In the middle was India, which had an abundance of cotton textiles. China formed the eastern edge of the system with its production of porcelain, papers, and silks. Regions such as Japan and east Africa provided raw materials like foods and precious metals.
b. How were the Dutch able to displace the Portuguese and how did their participation in the Asian trading network differ from that of the Portuguese?
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The Chinese ultimately withdrew from commercial expansion due to panic of a loss of national individuality. The first announcement restraining abroad business emerged in 1390, and the navy was permitted to decline. Furthermore, the arrival of the Europeans worsened the situation, as missionaries and foreign traders wanted access to certain Chinese cities.
g. What steps led to the restoration of the Japanese shogunate?
The restoration of the Japanese shogunate started when Tokugawa Ieyasu rose to authority from a small daimyo house located in Japan. Rather than pursuing foreign development, Tokugawa focused on strengthening dominance in Japan. He was given the name of shogun, which validated instruction by the Tokugawa shogunate. This act led to the union of authority being approved from the daimyos. Ultimately, the restoration of the shogunate caused an end to a period of civil war and steered them to political harmony in Japan.
h. Why did the Japanese resort to isolation as a response to European
Stretching thousands of miles from the Middle East and Africa along the Asian coasts, the Asian sea trading network was a large system of commercial exchange and social interaction. It can be divided into three main zones, and each was concentrated around major centers of handicrafts. An Arab division, which focused on glass, tapestries, and carpets, was to the west. In the middle was India, which had an abundance of cotton textiles. China formed the eastern edge of the system with its production of porcelain, papers, and silks. Regions such as Japan and east Africa provided raw materials like foods and precious metals.
b. How were the Dutch able to displace the Portuguese and how did their participation in the Asian trading network differ from that of the Portuguese?
Ultimately, the Portuguese trading …show more content…
The Chinese ultimately withdrew from commercial expansion due to panic of a loss of national individuality. The first announcement restraining abroad business emerged in 1390, and the navy was permitted to decline. Furthermore, the arrival of the Europeans worsened the situation, as missionaries and foreign traders wanted access to certain Chinese cities.
g. What steps led to the restoration of the Japanese shogunate?
The restoration of the Japanese shogunate started when Tokugawa Ieyasu rose to authority from a small daimyo house located in Japan. Rather than pursuing foreign development, Tokugawa focused on strengthening dominance in Japan. He was given the name of shogun, which validated instruction by the Tokugawa shogunate. This act led to the union of authority being approved from the daimyos. Ultimately, the restoration of the shogunate caused an end to a period of civil war and steered them to political harmony in Japan.
h. Why did the Japanese resort to isolation as a response to European