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Empire Name
Where Known For Picture
England
France
Spain
Russia
Ottoman Empire
EnglandEngland
EnglandEngland
Where: Island in North-Western Europe
Capital = London
Known For:
* King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting the King’s power.
* Recently Finished the Hundred Years War with France
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Empire Name
Where Known For Picture
England Europe
Island in NW
Capital = London
Magna Carta—influenced US Const.
100 Years War with France
France
Spain
Russia
Ottoman Empire
FranceFrance
FranceFrance
Where: Western Europe
Capital = Paris
Known For:
* Recently defeated England in the Hundred Years War
*Joan of Arc helped fight England, was a unifying force, and was burned at the stake.
SpainSpain
SpainSpain
Where: Iberian Peninsula in Western Europe
Capital = Madrid
Known For:
* Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Muslims from Spain in the Reconquista
*They also funded Columbus’s voyage in 1492
RussiaRussia
RussiaRussia
Where: Eurasia
Capital = Moscow
Known For:
* Ivan III, the Great. He defeated the Mongol Hordes and ended their Influence in Russia.
*He also centralized Russian power.
*Eastern Orthodox Church
*Rulers known as “Tsars”
Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
Where: Asia Minor, but spread to Northern Africa, the Middle East, Balkans
*Capital = Istanbul
Known For:
* Great Sultan, Suleiman
* Ended the Byzantine Empire by conquering Constantinople (Istanbul)
* Islamic Empire
* Coffee, Ceramics, Numeric System
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PersiaPersia
Where: Present-day Iran
Capital = Isfahan
Known For:
* Safavid shah (King) Abbas
* Center of international Silk Trade
* Islamic Empire, but Shiite Muslims who were at war with Ottomans, who were Sunni
* Ceramics, Silk, Clothes, Rugs
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ChinaChina
Where: East Asia
Capital = Beijing
Known For:
* Defeated the Mongols to start the Ming Dynasty
* Heavy Control of International Trade
* Foreign Enclaves—City set aside for trade
* Paper, Compass, Silk, Porcelain, Tea
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Mughal IndiaMughal India
Where: Present-day Northern India and Pakistan
Known For:
* Akbar the Great – made empire of tolerance despite diversity of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians.
* Taj Mahal
* Europeans set up trading posts
* Textiles, Tea, Spices
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Songhai EmpireSonghai Empire
Where: West Africa in Present-day Mali and Nigeria.
Capital = Gao
Known For:
* Large, Islamic Empire
* Incredible Wealth
* Trans-Saharan Trade
* Traded for Manufactured goods
*Gold, Salt, Slaves, raw materials.
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Incan EmpireIncan Empire
Where: Andes Mountains, South America
Capital = Cuzco
Known For:
* Machu Pichu
* Incredibly long road system
* Runners
* Potatoes, Metal Alloys, Medical Advances
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Mayan EmpireMayan EmpireWhere: Yucatan Peninsula, Present-day Mexico
Capital = Chichen Itza
Known For: Polytheistic Relgion* Massive pyramid-temples* Mayan Ball* New World crops like Corn* Calendars, Writing, Numbers
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Aztec EmpireAztec Empire
Where: Central Mexico
Capital = Tenochtitlan
Known For:
* Polytheistic Religion with Human Sacrafice
*Gold, Gold, Gold
*Also had Pyramids
* Calendars, Crops, Numbers
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The World in 1500 – Trade Routes The World in 1500 – Trade Routes & Religion& Religion
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan
Indian OceanTrade Routes
South China Sea Trade
Routes
EuropeanTrade
Routes
The World in 1500 - TradeThe World in 1500 - TradeWhat regional trading patterns (trade routes)
existed in the Eastern Hemisphere circa 1500?• Silk routes across Asia to the Mediterranean Sea• Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean• Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa• Northern European links with the Black Sea• Western European sea and river trade• South China Sea and lands of SE Asia
The World in 1500 - TradeThe World in 1500 - Trade
The World in 1500 - Trade• The beginnings of global trade
– Various trade routes linking regions
The Silk Road and other Eurasian trade routesThe Silk Road and other Eurasian trade routes
The World in 1500 - Trade
European Land, Sea and River Trade RoutesEuropean Land, Sea and River Trade Routes
The World in 1500 - TradeThe World in 1500 - Trade
Trade Routes of the Indian Ocean, the South China Trade Routes of the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and Southeast AsiaSea and Southeast Asia
South China Sea Trade
The World in 1500 - TradeThe World in 1500 - Trade
Why were the regional trading patterns so important?
Not only products (goods) were exchanged, but so were ideas!–Technologies–Religion–And more
One example of what fundamental historical One example of what fundamental historical phenomenon? Other examples?phenomenon? Other examples?
World in 1500 - TradeWorld in 1500 - Trade
World in 1500 - TradeWorld in 1500 - TradeWhat technological and scientific advancements had been made and exchanged by 1500?
From China:
– Paper
– Compass
– Silk
– Porcelain
World in 1500 - TradeWorld in 1500 - Trade
What technological and scientific advancements had been made and exchanged by 1500?
• Textiles and number systems from India and the Middle East
• Examples: cotton from India & Arabic numerals from India via Muslim traders
World in 1500 - TradeWorld in 1500 - Trade
• Scientific knowledge
–Medicine
–Astronomy
–Mathematics
What technological What technological and scientific and scientific advancements had advancements had been made and been made and exchanged by 1500?exchanged by 1500?
The World in 1500 - ReligionThe World in 1500 - ReligionWhere were the five world religions located circa
1500?
Judaism: Concentrated in Europe and Middle East (mostly cities)
Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East
Islam: Many parts of Asia and Northern Africa
Hinduism: India and part of SE Asia
Buddhism: East and SE Asia
World in 1500 – Eastern Empires
Identify:1.Judaism2.Christianity3.Islam4.Hinduism5.Buddhism
A.
E.
D.
C.
B.
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The World in 1500 - ReligionThe World in 1500 - Religion
The Spread of Islam
Centers of Judaism in Europe c. 1500ADCenters of Judaism in Europe c. 1500AD
The World in 1500 - ReligionThe World in 1500 - Religion
Religions Map Answers…
A.= Islam
B.= Hinduism
C.= Judaism
D.= Buddhism
E.= Christianity
ReligionsJudaismMonotheism
Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct
Torah: Written records and beliefs of the Jews
ChristianityMonotheism
Jesus as Son of God
Life after death
New Testament: Life and teachings of Jesus
Religions
Islam•Monotheism
•Muhammad, the prophet
•Qur’an (Koran)
•Five Pillars of Islam
•Mecca and Medina
ReligionsHinduism•Many forms of one God
•Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon karma
•Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences
Buddhism•Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
•Four Noble Truths
•Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
•Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka’s missionaries and their writings
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