Chinese Culture and World Outlook Vs. European Culture and World Outlook

Justin Wickett
5/25/2004
Chinese Culture and World Outlook Vs. European Culture and World Outlook
<Tab/>During the 1400s to the 1700s, both the Chinese and the Europeans viewed themselves as superior cultures. Both the Chinese and the Europeans thought that they were the center of the world. The Europeans spread their culture and world outlooks outwards, but the Chinese decided to close their nation off from the outside world and tried to concentrate on themselves only. Although both the Chinese and the Europeans thought of themselves as dominating powers, they had complete…