Lecture: Empires of 1500s

Notes: Empires of 1500s short

Directions: Students are to watch the video on Empires of 1500s and fill out these
notes while watching video.

By Continent:

Asia:

China
Government run by an *. Emperor demanded respect from all European countries trading
in his country. Religion is *. Soon country became over whelmed with European
influence including *. Emperor had to establish Imperial laws to protect and preserve
Chinese culture.
Jesus missionaries also followed European merchants hoping to convert the large Chinese
population to Christianity
Although the Jesuits were unsuccessful in their conversion of the entire Chinese
population they did find small scale success and processed to influence the Chinese
greatly
Outside influences- Ming also faced renewed Mongol threat to north
-la improve defense, Ming restored china’s great wall
Japan
 Characterized by powerless emperor ruled controlled by by the 1100 central
government losing control of the empire
 Local clans fighting for power and land, no law and order
 Bandils roamed countryside, landowners hired armies of samurai trained
professional warriors
 Yarimato- minmato family defeated riva clan to become japan’s most
powerful clan- 1192 clan leader yoritamo forced shogun japen’s supreme
military leader
 Shogun’s controlled land in Feudal system with Samurai warriors fighting and
protecting them.
 They ruled top of society, but became more figurehead
 Ruled for 700 years
 Formed military at kamkura

Mughal Empire
Location of the Mughal Empire

 North _*
Contributions of Mughal rulers

 Spread of Islam into India

 Art and architecture—*- Built by Sultan Shah Jahn built tomb for wife
 Influence of Indian textiles on British textile industry

Religion: *

Yourg central asia corqueror named zahirud-dir, beter known as babur, “the tiger” took
advantage of india’s weakness

Tried, failed to create empire in central Asia

By 1526, had defeated rules of delh, fourded nughal empire

Rulze 1526-1530

Shah iaha- also built new capital for india as delhi

Ottoman Empire
Original location of the Ottoman Empire

 *asia minor

Expansion and extent of the Ottoman Empire

 *Balkan peninsula
 Southeastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula
 *north Africa
 Middle east

Development of the Ottoman Empire

 Capital at Constantinople renamed *hagia Sophia

 *Christian religion as a unifying force that accepted other religions
 Trade in *coffee and cerarmics

Persia
Location: Modern Day iran *- Southwest Asia

Religion: *islam

Trade: * Arabic number system

Africa:
Songhai-Major Africa Empire c.1500
1. *Africa took over Mali and Ghana e.1500
2. Goods traded to Europeans (3)-gold, ivory, raw material- salt
3. Goods imported by Africans- Manufactured goods- guns, textiles, horses
4. New popular food products from America-*corn and peanuts
5. Portugal set up slave trading posts on West coast
6. Religion * islamic

Europe:

England
Government is a *moncarchy which took guidance from the pope
Only Catholic Religion until King Henry VIII changes to Church of England.- then
protestant
Claim land in the North America along Atlantic Coast- * 13Colonies
Biggest Caribbean Colony is Jamaica
Massive Empire throughout the world

France:
Government is * monarchy with ties to the Catholic Church. Leadership directly
effected by the Pope. Catholicism only sanctioned religion.

 Trade in *fur, rish and gold

 Friendly with indigenous population
 Catholic Religion
 Involved with Religious internal War over 30 years

Spain:
Government is a *monarchy with ties to the Catholic church. Leadership directly
effected by the Pope. Catholicism only sanctioned religion.

 Spain: * after discovered West Indies or Caribbean. New Land. * Conquistador

who conquered/ killed for gold the Aztec tribe in modern day Mexico . Enslaved
others to work on plantation

another Conquistador who conquered and murder the Incan Empire in the Andes
Mountains in Peru. His focus was on acquiring gold for Spain.

explorer to circumnavigate the globe, his ship returned but the captain did not. Spain
now has knowledge of new navigation from voyage.
Russia
Beginning in Moscow, the land expansion begins. Russia spends approximately
*300 years acquiring the lands to Persia, Baltic Sea, Siberia, to the Pacific Ocean.
Under the ruler of a *czar or tsar, the main religion is * Christianity . Country was
built on colonization and expanding.

Americas:
Aztec:
Legend says wandered through Mexico in search of sign
from god’s
God told them to build home ‘” where an eagle perched on
a cactus holding a snake

Incan: