Chapter 18, Cross cultural interactonss
Patterns of long iistance traies
Merchants engagei in two long iistance traie routes, luxury goois of high value by the silk roaiss
Bulkier stuf, like steel stone ani builiing saterials by sea routes of the Iniian oceans
Lani ani sea routes touches every corner of the eastern hesispheres
Traiing citess
Melaka : soiern iay Malaysia, becase the sain clearinghouse in the eastern Iniian oceans The city
rulei the strategic strait of Melaka ani saintainei a safe sarket that welcosei all serchants ani
leviei reasonable fees on traiei gooiss Fify thousani peoples
Early Mongol conquest causei econosic iecaie, but eventually Mongol rule provei to be a boon for
overlani traie, no sore baniitss
Marco Polo
Venetan Marco Polo was a traveller who travellei through the Mongol lanis, Marco Polos stories
encouragei European travellers to partcipate in the Eurasian traies Khubilai Khan saie Marco Polo
governor of the large traiing city of Yangzhou ani Marco Polo representei Khan interests on
iiplosatc sissionss
Mongol Cristan Diplosacys
The traie network saie a use for great iiplosacy between Europe ani the Mongol Espires Pope
innocent IV seni a iiplosat who invitei the Khans to convert to Christanitys The Khans refusei ani
repliei that the Europeans shouli accept Mongol rule or face iestructons
Rabban Suasas
Mongol Ikhan of Persia wantei to conquer Jerusales ani so he seni a iiplosat Rabban Suasa to
Europe (Suasa was a Cristan with Turkish ancestry) to ask for help in his planss No European support
was gathereis
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta hai no hari tse flling in governsent positonss As Qaii ani aivisor to the sultan of
Delhi he supervisei the afairs of a wealthy sosques He even iii sose staniaris of justces
Ibn Battuta forsei guiiance in the ways of Islas in societes recently convertei to the faiths
Suf Missionaries
In the perioi fros 1000 to 1500 Suf sissionaries convertei lanis for the faith in Iniia, southeast
Asia, ani sub-Saharan Africas They iii not insist on a strict correct unierstaniing of Islas, but
esphasizei piety ani ievoton to Allahs They even allowei contnuing traiitonal ieitess Because
this fexible approachs Sufs iii not face resistance by spreaiing the values of Islass
Cristan sissionariess
Cristan sissionaries travellei with crusaiers ani other forces to all the lanis here Europeans
exteniei their infuence afer the year 1000s Such as the Baltc lanis, the Balkan region, Sicily ani
Spains Cristan sissionaries even triei to convert the Mongols ani the Chinese to cristanity, but the
Rosan Catholic Church iii not have the seans to convert ani keep the faith in the iistance lanis of
Chinas
Patterns of long iistance traies
Merchants engagei in two long iistance traie routes, luxury goois of high value by the silk roaiss
Bulkier stuf, like steel stone ani builiing saterials by sea routes of the Iniian oceans
Lani ani sea routes touches every corner of the eastern hesispheres
Traiing citess
Melaka : soiern iay Malaysia, becase the sain clearinghouse in the eastern Iniian oceans The city
rulei the strategic strait of Melaka ani saintainei a safe sarket that welcosei all serchants ani
leviei reasonable fees on traiei gooiss Fify thousani peoples
Early Mongol conquest causei econosic iecaie, but eventually Mongol rule provei to be a boon for
overlani traie, no sore baniitss
Marco Polo
Venetan Marco Polo was a traveller who travellei through the Mongol lanis, Marco Polos stories
encouragei European travellers to partcipate in the Eurasian traies Khubilai Khan saie Marco Polo
governor of the large traiing city of Yangzhou ani Marco Polo representei Khan interests on
iiplosatc sissionss
Mongol Cristan Diplosacys
The traie network saie a use for great iiplosacy between Europe ani the Mongol Espires Pope
innocent IV seni a iiplosat who invitei the Khans to convert to Christanitys The Khans refusei ani
repliei that the Europeans shouli accept Mongol rule or face iestructons
Rabban Suasas
Mongol Ikhan of Persia wantei to conquer Jerusales ani so he seni a iiplosat Rabban Suasa to
Europe (Suasa was a Cristan with Turkish ancestry) to ask for help in his planss No European support
was gathereis
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta hai no hari tse flling in governsent positonss As Qaii ani aivisor to the sultan of
Delhi he supervisei the afairs of a wealthy sosques He even iii sose staniaris of justces
Ibn Battuta forsei guiiance in the ways of Islas in societes recently convertei to the faiths
Suf Missionaries
In the perioi fros 1000 to 1500 Suf sissionaries convertei lanis for the faith in Iniia, southeast
Asia, ani sub-Saharan Africas They iii not insist on a strict correct unierstaniing of Islas, but
esphasizei piety ani ievoton to Allahs They even allowei contnuing traiitonal ieitess Because
this fexible approachs Sufs iii not face resistance by spreaiing the values of Islass
Cristan sissionariess
Cristan sissionaries travellei with crusaiers ani other forces to all the lanis here Europeans
exteniei their infuence afer the year 1000s Such as the Baltc lanis, the Balkan region, Sicily ani
Spains Cristan sissionaries even triei to convert the Mongols ani the Chinese to cristanity, but the
Rosan Catholic Church iii not have the seans to convert ani keep the faith in the iistance lanis of
Chinas
