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Chapter 16, Section 3 Notes
I. Europe Explores East Asia
A. Which European nations were seeking trade with East Asia? (pg. 471, pgf. 2)
i. The British (Great Britain)
ii. The Portuguese
iii. The Dutch
iv. The Spanish
II. Expanding European Trade
A. Where did European powers establish trade and acquire new territory in the 1500s? (pg. 472, pgf. 1)
i. India
ii. Southeast Asia
B. Why did these nations want to establish trade in these areas? (pg. 472, pgf. 1)
i. For the great riches of China
1. Porcelain
2. Jade
3. Silk
C. Who was able to establish a trading post in China in 1557? Where was it located? (pg. 472, pgf. 2)
i. The Portuguese—the trading post at Macao
D. What did the Chinese do to the trade that was established in this place? (pg. 472, pgf. 2)
i. Strictly limited and controlled this trade
ii. Did not formally recognize Portuguese control of Macao
E. What other nation was able to establish trade with China? Where was their trading post located?
(pg. 472, pgf. 3)
i. Spain
ii. They operated from their colony of the Philippians—they later controlled the entire chain
F. What product did this nation use to trade with China? (pg. 472, pgf. 3)
i. Spain used silver mined in Mexico to pay for fine silks and other goods
G. What did Europeans learn about in the mid-1500s? What did they try to do there? (pg. 472, pgf. 4)
i. Europeans learned about Japan in the mid-1500s
ii. A Portuguese vessel was the first to land there
iii. More Europeans returned to trade and to spread Christianity
III. European Contacts with China and Japan
A. Who replaced the Portuguese as the main trading powers in Asia? (pg. 473, pgf. 1)
i. The Dutch
ii. The British
B. The China Trade (pg. 473, pgf. 2-4)
i. Why was trade with China difficult for Europeans in this era?
1. The Chinese viewed themselves as the greatest empire in the world
2. The Chinese held little regard for “foreign devils” (the Europeans)
ii. When the Chinese did trade, what would they accept for their goods?
1. They usually accepted silver for their goods
iii. What were the Dutch able to do in 1624? What was their goal?
1. They seized the southern part of the island of Taiwan in 1624
2. Goal: to use Taiwan as a base for trade with China and Japan
iv. What did the Chinese do in 1661?
1. They drove the Dutch from this base (in Taiwan)
v. At this point, what would Chinese rulers allow?
1. Chinese rulers allowed only tightly controlled trade
C. Europeans in Japan (pg. 474, pgf. 1-2)
i. Who reached Japan in the 1540s?
1. The Portuguese
ii. Who returned to Japan?
1. Portuguese traders
2. Portuguese missionaries
iii. What is a missionary?
1. Someone who travels to a foreign country to spread a religion or do charitable work
iv. What happened in the late 1500s in Japan? What caused this to happen? What happened
as a result?
1. Japanese rulers came to distrust the Portuguese in the late 1500s
2. Religion was a major cause of this distrust
3. The missionaries and Japanese Christians were persecuted
v. Define persecution.
1. Threatening or hurting someone because of his or her religion, race, or political
beliefs
vi. Who came seeking trade with Japan in the early 1600s? What were they allowed to do?
1. The Dutch came to Japan seeking trade in the 1600s
2. They were allowed to build a trading post
a. The post was moved to a human-made island called Deshima near Nagasaki
vii. What did the Japanese do with this trade?
1. They closely controlled it
viii. Who were the only Europeans to trade with Japan until the 1800s?
1. The Dutch