Life as a Native of Calicut, T essays

Life as a Native of Calicut, T essays Life as a native of Calicut, Tlaxcala, and Essaka was harsh, especially when they had to deal with the experiences and difficulties brought by the outsiders from other countries. The following will give you some insight into exactly how the invasion of a new country affects the lives of the natives. It will also include the emotions of the natives to the outsiders invasion and what affect it had during and after the invasion. It was the year 1405 when I had taken a long walk into the city of Calicut with my father. He was a merchant and it was my turn to begin learning the ropes on bartering and trading. I was told that I had to keep quiet when the Chinese arrived, I did not know what to expect. The thought of meeting face to face with strange foreigners automatically sent shivers down my back. My father had told me that the Chinese were such wonderful people because the new ruler allowed them to trade once again with the lands across the waters. (Levathes, p. 88) He told me we lived on a land that was called The great country of the Western Ocean.(Levathes, p.100) He said the people of the cities around us were called barbarians but we were not because the Chinese treated the Zamurin as an equal and had the utmost respect for their highly structured society with an efficient civil service, a well-trained army and navy, and a harsh system of justice. Like the Chinese emperors, the zamurins were patrons of literature and the arts. (Levathes, p. 100) Once we reached the trading grounds the word spread that the Chinese junks would be coming shortly. I became very anxious, excited and nervous all at the same time. I was about to see the great, powerful people from the sea. As the men stepped off their boats, my palms were sticky and beads of sweat began to accumulate on my brow. The majestic looking men covered with silk followed by their majestic looking fleets, walked o...