Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 22: REACHING OUT: CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

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Manifesto of Accession as First Ming Emperor, 1372 C.E.
Announcement of the establishment of the Ming dynasty sent to Constantinople.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/1372mingmanf.html )
Marco Polo: On the Tartars
Marco Polo's famous description of China under Mongol rule.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/mpolo44-46.html )
The Prince
Excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/prince-excerp.html )
On Character and the Liberal Arts
Vergerio on the importance of character and the liberal arts in education.
( http://albertrabil.com/projects1998/smolik/vergerius.html )
The Ascent of Mount Ventoux
Petrarch account of his humanist-inspired ascent of Mount Ventoux.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/petrarch-ventoux.html )
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