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Do-Now• Take out your homework and, with your

groupmates, discuss your answers. Come to a consensus (agreement) and write your answers on the white board given to you.

• You have 8 minutes to do this.

• BJOTD: Why was the computer so tired when he came home from work?

Objectives

• The Student will know– the major empires of the world in 1500 CE

• The Student will understand– History is written by those who win.

• The Student will be able to:– Describe some of the major characteristics of the

Empires in 1500 CE– Locate on a map the major empires of the world in

1500 CE– Work with a partner to investigate the reasons why

some history is never heard of

Empires of the World in 1500 CE

Outline

• European Kingdoms• Africa (Songhai state)• Gunpowder States (Ottomans,

Safavids, Mughals)• Asia (China & Japan)• American Civilizations (Aztecs, Inca)• Trade Networks / Product Origins

European Kingdoms

• Holy Roman Empire–Location: Northern Italy and

German States–Close ties to the Catholic Church–Ruled by the Hapsburgs (Charles

V)

• France–Wins 100 Years War–Emerges as most

powerful continental nation state under the Capetian dynasty

• England– 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

• Spain–Reconquista

reestablishes Christian European dominance over Moors (Muslims)

–Spanish Armada is major force

–Beginning exploration of the Americas

• Russia–Ivan III unites

Ruscovite principalities

–Overthrows Mongols

–Russian Orthodox culture

Africa

• Songhai–Controlled the Gold-

Salt trade–Islamic religion–Timbuktu: Islamic

Cultural Center and city

Ottoman Empire• 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 Ottomans

• Decline of the Ottoman Empire

• 1798-1920

• Nation state of Turkey emerges

Safavid Empire (Persian)

• Location=Southwest Asia (Iran today)

• Religion=Islam (Shi’ite/Shi’a)

• Silk Trade

Mughal Empire

• 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

Ming Empire (China)

–Overthrow Mongols–Explorations of

Admiral Zheng He–Beijing and

Forbidden City–Establish European

trade enclaves to limit outside influences

Tokugawa Shogunate (Japan)

–Tokugawa Shogunate unifies feudal

Japan (Muskets)–Social Pyramid :Emperor, Shogun,

Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants (strict)–Isolationist (Act of Seclusion)

Feudal Society

Aztec Empire• Location= Central Mexico• Capital city=Tenochtitlan

Inca Empires

• Location= western South America• Capital city=Cuzco

Cuzco

Inca and Aztec

• Society=hierarchical, led by Emperor• Religion= polytheism, included human

sacrifice• Depended on tribute from surrounding

states

Trade Goods

• Asia: Paper, Compass, Silk, Porcelain• India: Textiles, # System, Spices, Gems• Middle East: Astronomy, Medicines,

Mathematics (al jabr)• Africa: Ivory and Gold

On your map…

• You should have…– Aztec Empire– Inca Empire– Mayan Empire– Songhai Empire– Ottoman Empire– Safavid Empire– Mughal Empire– Ming Empire– Tokugawa Shogunate


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