Understanding 1450…

UNDERSTANDING 1450…

C O N S I D E R A L L P A R T S O F T H E H U M A N S T O R Y

A T R U E WO R L D H I S T O R Y A P P R O A C H

Western Europe

Central/West Asia

Sub Saharan Africa

East Asia

In 1450? A regional view

BIG UNDERSTANDING: CHANGESA GLOBAL VIEW

Aftermath of Mongol ConquestsLegacy of Abbasid DynastyAwakening of Western EuropeOttoman ExpansionDeath of ConstantinopleReassertion of Chinese Rule

What was at the heart of the choices made by Europeans and the Chinese?

EMERGENT, OR RE-

EMERGING PH

ILOSOPH

IES

N E O CO N F U C I A

N I SM A

N D RE N A I S

S A N C E

H U M A N I SM

Neo Confucianism

Renaissance Humanism

COMPARATIVE EXAMINATION

SIMILARITIES,

C O N S I D E RRelationship to

PastAcademia Expectations of

Social Behaviors

Artistic Creativity

Gender Expectations

Specific examples1. Appreciation for Greco-

Roman World / Confucian Teachings

2. Literary Analysis3. Men of Virtu /

Castiglione’s The Courtier

4. Golden Age of the Arts5. Reciprocal nature of

European life changes relegating women to extension of man/ Foot binding and further subjugation of Women during Song period

DIFFERENCES,

C O N S I D E RRelationship to

outside worldPolitical ImpetusFuture Impact

S P E C I F I C E X A M P L E S

1. Spirit of Inquiry drives voyages of exploration /Zheng He’s voyages halted

2. Fragmentation of Western Europe drove competition/ Centralization of Power under Song Bureaucracy – scholar gentry

3. “Rise of the West”? And innovation / Chinese conservatism and stagnation

Bringing it all together… Consider Historical Context discussed

in the beginning of lesson (1450) Develop points of comparison that

speak to the ‘big idea’, or thesis (why are they similar, why are they different)

Why is this significant for world historical development?