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England

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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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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

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

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

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

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.

Incan EmpireIncan Empire

Where: Andes Mountains, South America

Capital = Cuzco

Known For:

* Machu Pichu

* Incredibly long road system

* Runners

* Potatoes, Metal Alloys, Medical Advances

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

Aztec EmpireAztec Empire

Where: Central Mexico

Capital = Tenochtitlan

Known For:

* Polytheistic Religion with Human Sacrafice

*Gold, Gold, Gold

*Also had Pyramids

* Calendars, Crops, Numbers

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


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


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

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/Ming_Dynasty,_Clyndrical_Vase,_porcelain,_early_15th_century.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Compass_in_a_wooden_frame.jpg


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


• 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.

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


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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