Culture of Asia

the Ottoman Empire defeated the Byzantine Empire, conquering the land separating Europe and Asia.2 This caused trade to be increasingly difficult, for there would be an exceptionally high charge for travelling through their territory. There was no sea route known to the Europeans at the time, and any other route was dangerous or too long to be beneficial, causing Europe’s long-established trade routes with Asia were unable to continue. That is, until Dias discovered a way to reach the Indian…

was the key to improving the economy. Globalization is the process which allows an entwining of people and economies in the world. It began in the 15th century but still is present today. This wasn’t an easy task given the modes of transportation, culture differences, and language barrier. In the mid-15th century, Europe began to expand and launch out into different territories globally. The Eastern hemisphere knew very little about the Western hemisphere and vice versa. Europe was entering…

exactly what the sailors of the fourteenth and fifteenth century were thinking as they left for expeditions with naval leaders such as Columbus and Zheng He. Although Columbus and Zheng He set out working for expansion, the two had different sailing cultures and indigenous interactions which determined their success. The fourteen hundreds were a time of exploration. Voyages from all over the world were taking place and new discoveries were being found. During this time, the Age of Exploration,…

Many cultures in the history of the world for many centuries had social class issues. Many had slaves and had people as servants who could do what they wanted at any whim. Some of the people where from foreign lands brought to complete a task for a master that owned them like African slaves brought to the Americas. There where also some Cultures that enslaved people of there own nation like tribes in Africa abducting children from rival tribes. But Just as is was in Almost every culture…

of Greece, to the Eiffel tower of Paris, the cobblestone streets of Italy and the intricate architecture all over England. I see so many beautiful landmarks all over Europe and envy the people who have the opportunities to visit them, see the culture up close and be apart of the lifestyle; so many people get to learn the stories behind how the world and all that inhabits it came to be as it is, meanwhile I remain curious. But I remind myself to appreciate the things I can do; I can watch,…

discoveries came both good things and bad. Over several centuries many barriers that divides the world began to fall. The Europeans traveled the world, made new discoveries an defeat the new lands. With these discoveries came new ways of trade. Culture began to change and slowly this started to bring the world together. By 1800, a world of travel…

was born thousands of years ago with the rise of the Greek city-state, influenced by Middle Eastern culture. EAST East (Latin orens, oriri participle: appear birth) is the name of the direction from which the sun (and other stars) minted in antiquity, namely the East rises. By extension, it refers to those regions that are east of the benchmark. In the "Western" culture he was given this name to Asia. Middle East, Middle East and Far East: Conventionally are three parts. HISTORY AS HISTORY AND…

Take Home Essay Questions (1) Conquest and trade are vehicles for shifting the powers between civilizations, exploration of new lands and the transfer of ideas, cultures, technologies, and disease. The results of continual conquest and expanding trade from 1300 to 1750 CE in Afro-Eurasia facilitated an increase in interconnection within its own borders as well as becoming a global market once sustained contact with the Americas was achieved. Mongol’s massive conquest over much of Afro-Eurasia,…

Their climates and environments differ and makes diamond wonder how unity came through. China has over 130 little languages and four linguistic families and explains them and their cultures. Chapter 17: The movement that brought ancient people to Australia and New Guinea also brought people to the Polynesian islands and this causes him to look at the direction it happened in. Today in the Polynesian islands is homogenous in terms of…

West imagines about the East. Many stereotypes were first created during the Marco Polo’s travels to the East. The fantasy of Orientalism has been framed and reinforced through the differences of the Eastern cultures and traditions. Due to the strange clothings, foods, religions, and beliefs, Asia seemed very abnormal to the Europeans. Which lead them to think that everyone is the East are considered as “others”, they are everything that the West is not. Many racisms against Asians are still…