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