HIST 1015 Lecture 9: A Reawakening in Europe
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A reawakening in europe: prologue: columbus was not the first, columbus =/= first european to encounter america, phoenician sailors, buddhist priests, irish bishops , europe: an unlikely seat of discovery, europe circa 900 a. i. Not united, composed of competing states (small countries) a. ii. Not sea-faring, so not prone to exploration: arab world circa 500 1400 b. i. Frequently sailed to explore: china during ming dynasty: 1368 1644 c. i. Ruled 100 million people (more than europe"s population) c. ii. Could have found americas, but stopped: changes in europe, consolidation of european monarchies a. i. Nation state: political entity in which the nation (people) and the state (country) are co-terminous (perfectly overlap) a. ii. City state: several small countries made out o fpeople of the same nation a. iii. 1500"s: western europe consolidates into nation states (britain, france) to replace feudal states a. iii. 1. Kings can reach below corrupt noblemen rivals for allies who can fund the crown a. iii. 3. b.
