Transcript The World in 1500: Empires

 European
Kingdoms
 Africa (Songhai state)
 Gunpowder States (Ottomans, Safavids,
Mughals)
 Asia (China & Japan)
 American Civilizations (Aztecs, Inca)
 Trade Networks / Product Origins
Holy
Roman Empire
 Location: Northern Italy and
German States
 Close ties to the Catholic
Church
 Ruled by the Hapsburgs
(Charles V)
 Wins
100 Years War
 Emerges as most
powerful continental
nation state under the
Capetian dynasty
 Norman
Conquest results in
Anglo-Saxon/French
culture
 Loss in 100 Years War ends
British claim to the
continent
 Henry VIII (a Tudor King) is
the current ruler
 Parliament controls the
money
 Reconquista
reestablishes Christian
European dominance
over Moors (Muslims)
 Spanish Armada is
major force
 Beginning exploration
of the Americas
 Ivan
III unites
Ruscovite
principalities
 Overthrows Mongols
 Russian Orthodox
culture
Songhai
 Controlled
the Gold-
Salt trade
 Islamic religion
 Timbuktu: Islamic
Cultural Center and
city
Ottomans
(Today’s Turks)
 Conquer Byzantines in
1453 (Constantinople
becomes Istanbul)
 Empire on 3 continents
(Asia, Europe and Africa)
united by Islam
 Take Balkans up to Vienna
 Sunni Muslims
 Trade in coffee and
ceramics
•
Decline of the
Ottoman Empire
 1798-1920
•
Nation state of
Turkey emerges
 Location=Southwest
Asia (Iran today)
 Religion=Islam
(Shi’ite/Shi’a)
 Silk Trade
Location=
North and Central
Indian subcontinent
Religion=Islam, but the
people are mostly Hindu
• Establish trade with
Europeans along SW coast
(Portuguese, English, Dutch)
 Emperor
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in 1629
 Overthrow
Mongols
 Explorations of
Admiral Zheng He
 Beijing and
Forbidden City
 Establish European
trade enclaves to
limit outside
influences
Ming
Empire
in 1580 CE
 Tokugawa
Shogunate unifies
feudal Japan (Muskets)
 Social Pyramid :Emperor,
Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai,
Peasants (strict)
 Isolationist (Act of Seclusion)
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Peasants
 Location=
Central Mexico
 Capital city=Tenochtitlan
 Location=
western South America
 Capital city=Cuzco
 Society=hierarchical,
led by Emperor
 Religion= polytheism, included human
sacrifice
 Depended on tribute from surrounding states
 Asia:
Paper, Compass, Silk, Porcelain
 India: Textiles, # System, Spices, Gems
 Middle East: Astronomy, Medicines,
Mathematics (al jabr)
 Africa: Ivory and Gold