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INTRODUCTION TO
BEFORE EUROPEAN HEGEMONY
HegemonyEuropean Hegemony (1450 - )
Kaifeng (China, 11-12th century)
Before European Hegemony
(Pre-modern World)
Map of Al-Idrisi (1099-1166)
A Map by a Muslim Geographer (13th Century)
Ortellus of Antwerp (1570)
The Map of Piri Reis, Ottoman Admiral (16th Century)
Three major zones in Premodern World
EuropeMiddle EastEast Asia
Between 1250 and 1350 these three zones were linked to each other, creating a dense network of trade
The main characteristics of the pre-modern world
The center was not in EuropeAsia prosperous but not hegemonicMiddle east plays an intermediary role
Travels of Marco Polo (1271-1295)Travels of Ibn Battuta (1325-1349)
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