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Unit 3 - Coggle Diagram
Unit 3
New Political entities
Russia
expansion into Siberia
westernization under Catherine the Great
Spain/Portugal
different handling of new world colonies
leadup to revolutions of next era
Japan
shifted between welcoming, expelling foreigners
still Tokugawa era
Mughal Empire
claimed to descend from Mongols
religious toleration
End of political entities
collapse of Aztec empire
collapsed with Spanish conquest
Inca Empire
quipu system, record-keeping
Byzantine empire
fell to Ottoman Empire after siege of Constantinople
The world becomes more connected
European exploration
better technology
ship design
better maps
spread Christianity
reconquista
Spain/Portugal
establishment of trading posts
desire to reach spices
Columbian Exchange
Animals, plants
horses
pigs
chickens
sugarcane
potatoes
Diseases
90% of New World population died
Goods
silver
New Social Orders
Mixture from Old/New World
Creole Elites
Peninsulares
mestizos
continuation of peasant labor
slavery, triangle trade
labor-intensive cash crops
sugarcane in Caribbean, Brazil
silver mines
Encomienda system to encourage travel