GINS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Han Zheng, Machu Picchu, Silk Road

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Global and International Studies
• Course: GINS 1000
• Professor: Candace Sobers

Document Summary

To know who we are and what happened. History is how we make sense of the past evidence based (to avoid confusion or unclarified stories) Distinction between the global and the international . Global - a world without distinct borders, looking at the world as a whole, intangible. International - nation states, makes space for the transnational. Encounters - the first global age, the sense of what is known is expanding, different versions of encounters, the merchant dilemma, voyagers (bring back different ideas, different goods, can be problematic from what they bring back) People had a choice to join him, or die. Needed to be good at moving long distances - gives capability to rade other societies. Control the flow of trade - helps the mongols further enrich themselves. When he dies - he left his sons 11 thousand square miles. Impressive military attack skills (no questioning khan)