The Americas Mediterranean World – rest of Africa (the Nile Valley) Mesopotamia The Indo-Gangetc Plain The North China Plain
Europe
The distributon of 1492- Christoph Columbus Middle East (but also south Asia)i Middle East (but also south Asia)i China – thrown into
power (Italian explorer, did – rise of new Muslim empiresn – rise of new Muslim empiresn confusion by invasions
expeditions for Spain)i Otomans, Safavids (Iran)i and Otomans, Safavids (Iran)i and of the Manchu –
discovered America – Mughals (India)i subjugated ¼ of Mughals (India)i subjugated ¼ of established Qing
considered to be debut of the world populationn the world populationn Dynastyn
Europe’s world dominationn But
– 16th and 17th century – main Rise of Otomans thus checked by Mughal empire on the rise – New centralized
event was not European Safavid Dynasty in the East – close diplomatic relations with polities in South Korea
expansionismn Colonial counted around 50 million Safavids (see diplomacy)i – later and Japann
possession in America and people at its peakn Territory from warn
Africa remained rather smalln Zagros Mountains to Hindu Kush, Mughals – of Central Asian originn China- offered
Local empires slowed European Black Sea to Indian Oceann Around 1510 – crossed Khyber resistance to European
conquest in Asian Directly Started as minor power in fringes Pass in to plains of Indus and colonists – Ming
controlled overseas of Mesopotamia/Persian Ganges, kingdoms did not offer Dynasty remained
possessions mostly limited to 1501 – Ismail – made king of the much resistancen resilient, profted from
coastal fortresses, manned by qizilbash = redheads – coalition 1526 – Babur founded new economic growthn 15th
few dozens of soldiers – of warrior tribes in Caucasusn dynasty, succeeded by Hamayun century- Chinese
surrounded by wooden cabins Benefitng from shriveling (1530-1556)i – foreign policy was population had
of adventure seekersn Timurid Empire (Central Asia)i defensiven Emperor Akbar the doubled to 125 millionn
conquered Armenia in 1501, Great (1556-1605)i turned the
Europe – remained beset by most of Persia by 1504, parts of turned kingdom into true empire Society in the north
anarchy – rise of France, Uzbekistan in 1511n – was brilliant commander, saw chance to liberate
demise of Habsburg Empire – Ismail’s band of fghters tactical genius, victories in itself of the yoke of the
coincided with gruesome wars consisted of Persians, Timurid decisive batles like Panipal vsn Ming – under Altan
in Flanders, German estates, Mongols, Turks and Uzbeksn Sultan of Bengaln Khan –Manchu formed
Baltic, Italy and Eastern alliance to invade
Mediterraneann Akbar - Hired European and China – were partly
80-years war, 30-years, War of Otoman engineers to modernize sedentary, partly
Spanish successionn Conficts his army with matchlocks and nomadicn Descended
fought for combination of artilleryn Military revolution was from Jurchen, excelled
territorial, religious and so overwhelming that lesser kings in horseback fghtingn
commercial interestsn of South Asia could no longer
resist Mughal power –
New centralized polities in Uzbek/Dutch diplomats ‘’Mughal
Russian troops crossed the Indus,
beheaded defenseless local
When it comes to political leaders, forced peasants to sell
power – Europe had only women and childrenn 100n000s of
started its rise = did already slaves might have been captured
eclipse major powers in this wayn Fortresses built along
different ways, came to rule the passes of Hindu Kush and
seas wit fast sailing shops, Himalaya – controlled ports of
obliterating artilleryn Gujarat and Bengal – commercial
Galley could travel about 80 gateways to Eastern Asia, Africa
miles per day – large crew of and Middle Eastn
oarsmen = could not spend
long at sean Caravel could travel Death of Akbar – empire included
about 100 mils per day, remain Pakistan, India (except for
at sea for weeksn Increasingly southern tip)i and Bangladeshn
Europe
The distributon of 1492- Christoph Columbus Middle East (but also south Asia)i Middle East (but also south Asia)i China – thrown into
power (Italian explorer, did – rise of new Muslim empiresn – rise of new Muslim empiresn confusion by invasions
expeditions for Spain)i Otomans, Safavids (Iran)i and Otomans, Safavids (Iran)i and of the Manchu –
discovered America – Mughals (India)i subjugated ¼ of Mughals (India)i subjugated ¼ of established Qing
considered to be debut of the world populationn the world populationn Dynastyn
Europe’s world dominationn But
– 16th and 17th century – main Rise of Otomans thus checked by Mughal empire on the rise – New centralized
event was not European Safavid Dynasty in the East – close diplomatic relations with polities in South Korea
expansionismn Colonial counted around 50 million Safavids (see diplomacy)i – later and Japann
possession in America and people at its peakn Territory from warn
Africa remained rather smalln Zagros Mountains to Hindu Kush, Mughals – of Central Asian originn China- offered
Local empires slowed European Black Sea to Indian Oceann Around 1510 – crossed Khyber resistance to European
conquest in Asian Directly Started as minor power in fringes Pass in to plains of Indus and colonists – Ming
controlled overseas of Mesopotamia/Persian Ganges, kingdoms did not offer Dynasty remained
possessions mostly limited to 1501 – Ismail – made king of the much resistancen resilient, profted from
coastal fortresses, manned by qizilbash = redheads – coalition 1526 – Babur founded new economic growthn 15th
few dozens of soldiers – of warrior tribes in Caucasusn dynasty, succeeded by Hamayun century- Chinese
surrounded by wooden cabins Benefitng from shriveling (1530-1556)i – foreign policy was population had
of adventure seekersn Timurid Empire (Central Asia)i defensiven Emperor Akbar the doubled to 125 millionn
conquered Armenia in 1501, Great (1556-1605)i turned the
Europe – remained beset by most of Persia by 1504, parts of turned kingdom into true empire Society in the north
anarchy – rise of France, Uzbekistan in 1511n – was brilliant commander, saw chance to liberate
demise of Habsburg Empire – Ismail’s band of fghters tactical genius, victories in itself of the yoke of the
coincided with gruesome wars consisted of Persians, Timurid decisive batles like Panipal vsn Ming – under Altan
in Flanders, German estates, Mongols, Turks and Uzbeksn Sultan of Bengaln Khan –Manchu formed
Baltic, Italy and Eastern alliance to invade
Mediterraneann Akbar - Hired European and China – were partly
80-years war, 30-years, War of Otoman engineers to modernize sedentary, partly
Spanish successionn Conficts his army with matchlocks and nomadicn Descended
fought for combination of artilleryn Military revolution was from Jurchen, excelled
territorial, religious and so overwhelming that lesser kings in horseback fghtingn
commercial interestsn of South Asia could no longer
resist Mughal power –
New centralized polities in Uzbek/Dutch diplomats ‘’Mughal
Russian troops crossed the Indus,
beheaded defenseless local
When it comes to political leaders, forced peasants to sell
power – Europe had only women and childrenn 100n000s of
started its rise = did already slaves might have been captured
eclipse major powers in this wayn Fortresses built along
different ways, came to rule the passes of Hindu Kush and
seas wit fast sailing shops, Himalaya – controlled ports of
obliterating artilleryn Gujarat and Bengal – commercial
Galley could travel about 80 gateways to Eastern Asia, Africa
miles per day – large crew of and Middle Eastn
oarsmen = could not spend
long at sean Caravel could travel Death of Akbar – empire included
about 100 mils per day, remain Pakistan, India (except for
at sea for weeksn Increasingly southern tip)i and Bangladeshn
