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Mongol

• Accept trade• Set up stations every 20 miles for merchants• Wanted Khan to join Christians against

Muslims• Some convert to Christ• Accept knowledge from other groups– Muslim and Persian astronomy, math, science and

architecture

Khan

• Appoints foreigners to positions– Marco Polo

• Chinese resent foreigners—hinders future growth

Ming Dynasty

• Felt China was the best• Tributaries-pay tribute to China• Ambassadors had to KowTow before emperor• Allowed to buy and sell goods in market

Zheng He

• Travel around world with huge armada of ships

• Gets tributaries from India, Persian Gulf, and Africa

• Lots of supplies from each area

Inward

• New emperor• Need money• Stops outward expansion• Protect from Mongols• No Contact with foreigners– Must be approved by gov’t

• Becomes to rigid to adapt• Peasant rebellion ends Ming Dynasty