HIST 1007 Chapter : China 1500 Japan 1500
Document Summary
Bureaucracy: world history: attempt to study the entire world not just parts of the world. Interactions can be war, disease, trade, religion, etc: since 1500. The european (columbus) was the dominate one in that time. China invented gun powder, paper, fireworks, silk, compass, and porcelain. Land and population- wheat and rice were predominating crops. One of the largest populations of that time and is the largest of today. People are crowded and just barely have enough to get along. Mostly farmers and houses of bamboo, mud, paper on windows. A lot of people slept in the same room. The scale of art dwarf"s the individual from this time period. Emporer and family were especially favored by heaven. If he were good standings he could bring good luck to the crops and land. The mandate of heaven gave him right to rule.
