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Land Based Empires (1450-1750) - Coggle Diagram
Land Based Empires (1450-1750)
Gunpowder Empires (Military and Religious-Based Expansion)
Mainly Fought against one another
Sunni-Shia Split
Used Artillery
Ex: Destroyed "impenetrable" Constantinople with bombing for 50 days
Islam
Suffis (Islamic Missionaries)
Each Empire was a different sect of Islam
Kingdoms
Mughals
Safavids
Ottomans
Asian Empires
China
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)
Filiar Piety
Mandate of Heaven
Buddhism
Confucianism
Japan
Tokugawa Shogunate
Feudalism
Shogun, Daimyo, Peasants, Samurai etc...
Similar to Western Europe
Increased Urbanization
Supported Merchant Class
Brought Peace and Unity to Japan
Wanted to Fight against Western Ideas and influences (Isolationist Policies)
Buddhist
Shinto
African Empires
Stemmed from Saharan or Indian Ocean Trade
Songhai Empire (W. Africa)
Great Zimbabwe (S/E Africa)
Swahili Coast
Traded Precious Metals and Ivory
Ghana
Mali
American Empires
Based on Military and Dominance
Inca
Aztecs
Based On Trade
Mississippian Culture
East Coast to Southern Mid West
Plagues and European Diseases
Devastated American indigenous Populations
Spain
Portugal
Holy Roman Empire (Combination of Germanic and Austrian Kingdoms)
Broken Into Major Powers
Portugal
Netherlands
Spain
Britain
Atlantic Trade Created Expanding Civilizations and travel towards the Americas
France
Religious Acceptance of Rulers By the Popes/Religious Authority
Monarchies Form
Christianity Widespread
Russia
Kievan Rus People
Slavic
Viking
Silk Road Traders
Russian and Ukrainian Disparities Become Apparent
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