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Understanding 1450…

Understanding 1450…. Consider all parts of the human story A true World History approach. In 1450 ? A regional view. Big Understanding: Changes a global view. Aftermath of Mongol Conquests Legacy of Abbasid Dynasty Awakening of Western Europe Ottoman Expansion Death of Constantinople

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Understanding 1450…

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  1. Understanding 1450… Consider all parts of the human story A true World History approach

  2. In 1450? A regional view

  3. Big Understanding: Changesa global view • Aftermath of Mongol Conquests • Legacy of Abbasid Dynasty • Awakening of Western Europe • Ottoman Expansion • Death of Constantinople • Reassertion of Chinese Rule

  4. What was at the heart of the choices made by Europeans and the Chinese?

  5. Emergent, or re-emerging Philosophies Neo Confucianism and Renaissance Humanism

  6. Comparative examination Renaissance Humanism Neo Confucianism

  7. Similarities, Specific examples Appreciation for Greco- Roman World / Confucian Teachings Literary Analysis Men of Virtu / Castiglione’s The Courtier Golden Age of the Arts Reciprocal nature of European life changes relegating women to extension of man/ Foot binding and further subjugation of Women during Song period consider • Relationship to Past • Academia • Expectations of Social Behaviors • Artistic Creativity • Gender Expectations

  8. Differences, consider Specific examples Spirit of Inquiry drives voyages of exploration /Zheng He’s voyages halted Fragmentation of Western Europe drove competition/ Centralization of Power under Song Bureaucracy – scholar gentry “Rise of the West”? And innovation / Chinese conservatism and stagnation • Relationship to outside world • Political Impetus • Future Impact

  9. Bringing it all together… • Consider Historical Context discussed in the beginning of lesson (1450) • Develop points of comparison that speak to the ‘big idea’, or thesis (why are they similar, why are they different) • Why is this significant for world historical development?

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