STEP TWO

Comparing China and Europe

On the chart below, record both similarities and differences between China and Western Europe in the fourteenth through fifteenth centuries. Use different colored pencils in each row to differentiate between similarities and differences.

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China Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Europe c. 1500
Government
Belief systems
Disruptions
Domestic policy shifts
Foreign interactions/influences