The West in Asia

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The West in Asia
History 381 Asian Experience
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The West Arrives in Asia

• Independent Development
• Relative value and awareness of trade networks
  in classical Europe, the Arabic peninsula, and
  Monsoon Asia
• The Portuguese in Asia
• Columbus Portugal and the open seas
• Portuguese shipbuilding and navigation
• Naval warfare

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• Motives for Expansion
• Western views of Muslims as the