HIST 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Indian Ocean Trade, Drainage Basin, Andean Civilizations
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4 administrative regions, capitol not as priority. The empereror claims to rule the world and calls himself the son of the. Had a lot of gold jewelry gold wwhich was crazy for the spanish. They had a lot of good weapons and pottery, had important highways, a lot of. Spanish had advantages of disease and domesticated animals, and armor. They had writing which made it easier to conquer and know what they were dealing with. South becomes the center of china, because it is more focused on commercial activity. Aob- distance from the capitol, they can innovate there. Open markets become a thing, less restricted in the south than they were in. The biggest problem with a city is feeding it and organization. China can do that because of the river basin. Centers of cities become the markets along the rivers. Start with iron working, porcelain, coal and coke.
