HIST 102 Lecture : History 102 Sept 2010 Notes
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Strong, uni ed state under which almost all the japanese were under one ruler. Ch 13 creation of a new world market. About 450 million people whose dominant lifestyle was agriculture (some were nomads and hunters) 1490s is considered turning point in world history europeans begin to have oceanic contact with. In most societies there were already systems in place to transfer the farmer"s proceeds to others (seen as paying rent to landlords, taxes to gov"t, food/animals to nobles). Work done by peasants but bene ts reaped by landlords & aristocrats. Resulted in a surplus of wealth held by the landlords etc. and allowed them to live leisurely, patronize art, culture, hand out scholarships, and for governments to wage war. China 100+ million people, a strong uni ed state, incorporated various cultural groups and almost all the han chinese in the world. Japan second most signi cant society of east asia.
