non-western empires about 1500
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Non-Western Empires About 1500. Ming Dynasty. Ottoman Empire. Tokugawa Shogunate. Safavid Empire. Songhai Empire. Mughal Empire. Aztec Empire. Incan Empire. Aztec Empire. Aztec Empire 1325-1519. Location: Mexico Religion: polytheistic, sacrifices performed - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Non-Western EmpiresAbout 1500
Ottoman Empire
Mughal EmpireAztec Empire
Ming Dynasty
Incan Empire
Songhai Empire
Tokugawa Shogunate
Safavid Empire
Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire1325-1519
Location: Mexico
Religion: polytheistic, sacrifices performed
Famous city: Tenochtitlan, built on an island in the center of Lake Texcoco (Mexico City is located on this spot today)
Contributions/inventions/innovations:
floating gardens, calendar
Tenochtitlan
Incan Empire
Incan Empire 1400-1535
Location: Andes Mountains of western South America-Peru
Religion: polytheistic, sacrifices performed
Famous city: Cuzco, Machu Picchu
Contributions/inventions/innovations: Quipu (knotted system of keeping records), large road system, surgery, bridges.
Machu Picchu
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire1453-1918
Location: Turkey and most land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Religion: Islam
Famous city: Istanbul
Contributions/inventions/innovations: Legal code, Islamic art and architecture. Exported coffee, ceramics, and textiles.
Famous leaders: Suleiman the Magnificent
Sultan Suleiman
the Magnificent
The Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty1368-1644
Location: China
Religion: polytheistic
Famous city: Nanjing and Beijing
Contributions/inventions/innovations: Great Wall was redesigned, the novel, porcelain, and dictionary.
Famous leaders: Hong-wu
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire1556-1707 (at its height)
Location: India
Religion: Islam, but toleration for other religions
Famous city: Agra
Contributions/inventions/innovations: The Taj Mahal
Famous leaders: Akbar and his son Shah Jana
Taj Mahal
Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Shogunate1603-1868
Location: Japan
Religion: Shinto-Buddhist
Famous city: Edo (now Tokyo)
Contributions/inventions/innovations: Central government, unified society
Famous leaders: Tokugawa Ieyasu - Founder
* strict class hierarchy
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
Safavid Empire
Safavid Empire1502-1736
Location: Iran (ancient Persia) and other parts of central Asia.
Religion: Islam (Shi’a)
Famous city: Isfahan
Contributions/inventions/ innovations: Leaders of the Safavid Empire were known as Shahs. Textiles (Persian carpet)
Famous leaders: Abbas I
Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
Started in1615 and was completed in 1618
Songhai Empire
Songhai Empire1464-1591 (at its height)
Location: West Africa-present day Mali
Religion: Islam
Famous city: Timbuktu, major trade center for gold and salt. Timbuktu was also a center for learning.
Contributions/inventions/innovations: In the city of Timbuktu, the Songhai built an international university. Established gold and salt trade in West Africa.
Famous leaders: Sonni Ali and Askia the Great
Askia the Great 1442-1538
Links
http://www.mughalhistory.com
http://sun.menloschool.org/~sportman/westernstudies/first/1718/2000/gblock/tokugawa/home.html