HISTORY 1CC3 Lecture 14: Dutch Empire & Needham Question
15 Feb 2017
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Reasons for prosperity and the dutch contributions to capitalism and global integration: another strategically located city (amsterdam): gateway city or choke point: rivers into. Source of wealth in trade for the dutch empire (present-day indonesia: centre of trade/expansion, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. ) Sample of achievements in china: 190ce: abacus (calculator, 11th century ce: anatomy studies, gunpowder, handgun, harness, collar rather than neck, leeboards and centreboards for ships, topographical maps, porcelain, silk production/discovery, etc. The needham project: joseph needham (1900-1992, science and civilization in china: a multi-volume history, the complete collection of illustrations and writings of ancient and modern times: nearly. 6000 volumes in modern edition; reputedly 170 million characters; commission by an early. Qing emperor in 1700 and intended to be the sum of all chinese knowledge: collected to write about chinese contributions of world history. The diamond question : why, if china had the elements for long-distance navigation & trade, did it not embark on global colonization, ex.
