*Portuguese explorer

*Goal was to spread Christianity via exploration

Prince Henry

*From Portugal

*Nicknamed "The Navigator"

*Used his own money to fund Portuguese exploration

*Portuguese explorer

*Found a durect trade route from Portugal to India

*Found rare gems, new spices and rare silks in India

*Led by Confucius

*Found in India and China

*Believed in the 5 relationships, filial piety (respect for elders) and social order

*Led China for 200 years

*Started by Hongwu

*Replaced the Mongols as leaders in China

*Promoted confucianism and isolation in China

*Fell to the Qing Dynasty

*A Chinese Muslim admiral that went on seven voyages for China

*Sailed for the Ming Dynasty

*Brought silk and silver as gifts every place he travelled to to show China's wealth

*Took over China in 1644

*Named themselves the Qing Dynasty

*Kept China isolated and practiving confucianism

Japanese lords

Daimyo means "great name"

*Founded by Ieyasu

*United Japan

*Promoted stabilty, prosperity and isolation in Japan

*Society was very structured under the Tokugawa (see social pyramid flashcard)

*Believed in confucianism

Emperor/Shogun Military Leader

Daimyo (Powerful landholding Samurai)

Peasants/Artisans

Merchants (Were at the bottom due to Confucius beliefs)

*A form of Buddhism

*Influenced the Samurai

*Sought spiritual enlightenment through meditation