Land Based Empires (1450-1750)
Gunpowder Empires (Military and Religious-Based Expansion)
Asian Empires
African Empires
American Empires
Mainly Fought against one another
Used Artillery
Ex: Destroyed "impenetrable" Constantinople with bombing for 50 days
Islam
Kingdoms
Suffis (Islamic Missionaries)
Each Empire was a different sect of Islam
Mughals
Safavids
Ottomans
Holy Roman Empire (Combination of Germanic and Austrian Kingdoms)
Russia
China
Japan
Tokugawa Shogunate
Feudalism
Shogun, Daimyo, Peasants, Samurai etc...
Similar to Western Europe
Rise of Ming Dynasty
Growth and Expansion (both militarily and through trade)
Established cultural ties with the West
Population Doubled
Zheng He (Created and Sunk His Fleet)
Stemmed from Saharan or Indian Ocean Trade
Songhai Empire (W. Africa)
Great Zimbabwe (S/E Africa)
Swahili Coast
Ghana
Mali
Traded Precious Metals and Ivory
Broken Into Major Powers
Portugal
Netherlands
Spain
Britain
Atlantic Trade Created Expanding Civilizations and travel towards the Americas
France
Based on Military and Dominance
Inca
Aztecs
Based On Trade
Mississippian Culture
East Coast to Southern Mid West
Kievan Rus People
Slavic
Viking
Silk Road Traders
Taken Over By Mongols during the Height of Genghis Khan's Empire
Expanded East and became the World Supplier for animal pelts and luxury furs (otter etc...)
Contrary to Many other Civilizations, Russians did not disrupt the life of indigenous peoples they conquered, instead they used them as trading posts
Established Trade with the West
Became a Global Superpower
Russian and Ukrainian Disparities Become Apparent
Filiar Piety
Mandate of Heaven
Religious Acceptance of Rulers By the Popes/Religious Authority
Monarchies Form
Buddhism
Confucianism
Christianity Widespread
Increased Urbanization
Supported Merchant Class
Brought Peace and Unity to Japan
Wanted to Fight against Western Ideas and influences (Isolationist Policies)
Buddhist
Shinto
Plagues and European Diseases
Devastated American indigenous Populations
Spain
Portugal
Sunni-Shia Split