Problem
Answer the following questions in paragraphs of no less than 8 to ten sentences each.
A. Describe the major characteristics of the Indian Ocean trade network before the arrival of the Europeans. How did this network change after the Europeans arrived?
B. Describe methods the Europeans used to exert control in the Asian trading network. Evaluate the success of these methods in achieving European goals.
C. Describe the role of European missionaries in European efforts to control the East.
D. Explain the significance of the Zheng He expeditions.
E. Compare and contrast the responses of Southeast Asia, India, China, and Japan to the arrival of the Europeans starting about 1500.
F. Analyze the changes and continuities that took place in the Indian Ocean trade network from 1450 to 1750.