HTST 307 Lecture 2: HTST_Lec 2
18 Feb 2019
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• Needs of gunpowder were the same regardless of location etc. iron
• Overseas were different
o Access to resources to families
• Russia made bells--. Christian worship
o To summon people to prayer
• 1500-1750
o World trade becoems global
o Inclusion of Americans
o Increase in extensitivity
• Trade between
o Slave labour to Americas--> and natural resources
o Finished products to Europe
• Fiscal military states
o Money
o Centralized bureaucries
o Professional armies
o Engages in competition
o Ideological etc.
• Chinese script used almost universally
o Dominance of cnofucious' values
• Major trade zone
o China, Asia, Africa, Middle East
• Spanish silver and Gold found the Americas
o 1450-1750
• More trade, more ships, further distances
• Spanish, British, French learn abd abide by the rules established by the Chinese
• Beign of modern period
o French, Spanish etc.. Lack the power, resources to break the established empires of the
empires (Chinese, Ottomon, Mugal Empire)
• Growth of city states--: Renaissance
• Venie, Genoa etc..
o Blind geographic line
o They become wealthy because in the middle of trade
• Italin fascist
o Combination of commercial opportunities
o Medici's were the bankers for the pope
• Flow of chepa labour from Africa to Americas
o Basis of growth of earlty development
• Spanish come to dominate trade routes
• China was dominant but confined to regional trade
o Gunpowder Empire
o If you're the French, British etc. you have no choice but to abide by the Chinese terms
• Mercantilism
o Amount of wealth is FINITE
o There are winners and losers
• Winners are state that export more than they import (mercantist theory)
▪ More inflow--> trade surplus
o Increasing your wealth, increasing your status, your power
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Document Summary
Needs of gunpowder were the same regardless of location etc. iron, overseas were different, access to resources to families, russia made bells--. Christian worship: to summon people to prayer, 1500-1750, world trade becoems global. Increase in extensitivity: trade between, slave labour to americas--> and natural resources, finished products to europe. Fiscal military states: money, centralized bureaucries, professional armies, engages in competition. Ideological etc: chinese script used almost universally, dominance of cnofucious" values, major trade zone, china, asia, africa, middle east. Spanish silver and gold found the americas: 1450-1750, more trade, more ships, further distances. Spanish, british, french learn abd abide by the rules established by the chinese: beign of modern period, french, spanish etc Lack the power, resources to break the established empires of the empires (chinese, ottomon, mugal empire: growth of city states--: renaissance, venie, genoa etc. , blind geographic line, they become wealthy because in the middle of trade.
