Asia and the West

Cards (9)

  • 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