HIST 218 Lecture : Europe's Asia (Jan. 21)
23 Jan 2013
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1499 vasco da gama reaches india by sea. 1513 first portuguese arrive in china by sea. European events religion: luther and the protestant reformation science: copernicus politics: thirty years" war in 1600s, etc. European nations how to outflank or bypass existing mediterranean economic mediators (north africa, ottoman empire, italian city-states) Missionary expeditions and role of religion in east asia. St. francis xavier arrives in kyushu (1549) relatively welcomed at first. Jesuits not particularly threatening at first; were seen as cultural curiosities. Jesuit pursue strategy of converting regional leaders (especially feudal lords) theory was that this would lead to a naturalized adoption of. Missionary work inherently linked to trade both from jesuit side (to cement local bonds) and from japanese regional side (opportunity for new avenues of trade, new goods, new markets) boom in interest in portuguese explorers and jesuit culture throughout.
