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Making a Russian Empire and Asian Empires

Making a Russian Empire and Asian Empires. AP World Mr. Colden Winter 2013 . The Steppes and Siberia: The Making of a Russian Empire . Russia. Russia. Background. Expanded both East and West Lands to the South Lands to the East Western Expansion

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Making a Russian Empire and Asian Empires

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  1. Making a Russian Empire andAsian Empires AP World Mr. Colden Winter 2013

  2. The Steppes and Siberia: The Making of a Russian Empire

  3. Russia

  4. Russia

  5. Background • Expanded both East and West • Lands to the South • Lands to the East • Western Expansion • Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, Belorussian, Baltic People • To Be Continued…

  6. Expansion Process • State Sponsored • Private interests

  7. Experiencing the Russian Empire • Conquest • Tribute = “Yasak” • Sable • Devastating epidemics • Conversion to Christianity • Russian Settlers • Overwhelming numbers went to Siberia • Effect of Agriculture • Russian Assimilation

  8. Russians and Empire • Multiethnic Empire • Wealth of Empire • Geography • Political

  9. Asian Empires

  10. Chinese Empire

  11. Making China an Empire • Background • Failed opportunity to create an empire • Qing Dynasty 1644 – 1912 • Expansion • Motivators • Expansion as form of Conquest • Areas ruled separately • Long-Term Significance • Transformation of Central Asia

  12. The Mughal Empire

  13. Muslims and Hindus in the Mughal Empire • Background • Religious Considerations • Akbar = Most famous ruler • Religious toleration • Encouraged Cultural and Learning

  14. Muslim Opposition • Shayk Ahmad Sirhindi • Objected to cultural synthesis • Wanted to impose Sharia • Emperor Aurangzeb • Response to Aurangzeb

  15. Ottoman Empire

  16. Ottoman Empire • Ottomans in Anatolia • 90% Conversion to Islam • Ottomans in Balkans • 81% remained Christian • Resembled Akbar’s Policis • DEVSHIRME

  17. Athena will you go to formal with me?

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