Asia and the West

• Their goal was the 3Gs:

  • Gold
  • Glory
  • God
• The knowledge Asia brought into Europe


  Led them to their explorations to discover new countries
• 3Gs


  Goal of expanding trading activities
• Asia had mixed reactions and feelings with European's presence in their region
• The Ottoman disliked Christians


  They limited their relations with Europe
• Chinese emperors

  Did not interfere with the Jesuit missionary activities but kept a close watch just in case they tried to convert the Chinese to Christianity and some possible threats
• Ashikaga


  Welcomed the foreigners
• Tokugawa shogunate

  Saw the foreigners as threats
• In Southeast Asia, they did not accept the Europeans