HIST115 Final: Lecture 6 - Chinese Technologies and European Connection

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: History
• Course: HIST115
• Professor: Lech Lebiedowski

Document Summary

Lecture 6 chinese technologies and european connection: chinese technologies and europeans, gutenberg, printing press, and medieval revival of ancient knowledge. Compass: china: used for political predictions, europe: used for navigation and world domination. Ship: china: had the most advanced ships and could go all over the world but they didn"t. Watertight containers for shipping also first introduced here: europe: comparing ships from the same time, columbus" ship looked like a little sail boat. Black powder: china: elixir of life , used in religious festivals, europe: used for warfare. Rocketry: china: used for religious festivals and once in warfare, europe: went to the moon, also used for weapons of mass destruction. Why did china not use technology for war: government / religion / world view, the government controlled how innovations were implemented, one of the dominant religions was taoism which preached balance, different approach to change. In the modern world we think change is a sign of progress.