Sterns Chapter 23

By GabrielNas
  • 1363

    Ming dynasty comes to power in China

    Replaced the Mongol dyanasty
  • 1390

    Ming restrictions on overseas commerce

    The Ming dynasty saw a massive agricultural surplus
  • 1507

    Portuguese defeat combined Muslim war fleet near Diu off western India

    The Portuguese expand into India
  • 1540

    Francis Xavier makes mass converts in India

    He spread the Christian religion into India, which has not been done to a large scale before.
  • 1580

    Jesuits arrive in China

    Xavier spread the Roman Catholic beliefs to China

  • First Japanese invasion of Korea

    Chinas influence is growing in trade

  • Christianity banned in Japan

    After the expansion of Christianity, it is banned in Japan

  • Japan moves into self-imposed isolation

    Japan isolates itself from the rest of the world, which could lead to peace but also lead to being behind in advancements

  • End of Ming dynasty

    Manchu Qing dynasty rules China
  • Period: to

    Reign of the Kangxi emperor in China

    A new emperor Kangxi reigns in China