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Questions of Periodization : The World in Transition (1450 – 1750)

Questions of Periodization : The World in Transition (1450 – 1750) . The Early Modern Period. Triggers for Change Explorations by Europeans… WHERE??? Motivated by the desire to??? Who are they trying to circumvent??? New ??? technologies (compass, astrolabe, lateen sails, caravel).

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Questions of Periodization : The World in Transition (1450 – 1750)

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  1. Questions of Periodization:The World in Transition (1450 – 1750) The Early Modern Period

  2. Triggers for Change • Explorations by Europeans… WHERE??? • Motivated by the desire to??? • Who are they trying to circumvent??? • New ??? technologies (compass, astrolabe, lateen sails, caravel)

  3. The Big Changes A new global economy… WHAT DO WE CALL THIS??? New biological exchanges of ??? (Columbian Exchange) The new importance of ??? WHAT types of interactions??? Diplomatic and Military interactions

  4. How the Changes Manifested • The Rise of the West (Part I) • The World Economy and Global Contacts (Part II) • Rise of Gunpowder Empires (Part III)

  5. I. The Rise of the West (Western Expansion) • Balance of power among major civilizations shifted in favor of ??? • Western Europe becomes ??? • Europeans gain ??? • Establish ??? • Americas, and to a lesser extent, Africa and Asia Essay hint: Trade routes maintain some holdovers from the past showing a ???

  6. I. The Rise of the West (Western Expansion) • Expansion caused ??? • Commerce changed ??? and ??? • Scientific principles became ??? • Led to a ??? • Scientific Revolution helped to establish ??? • Key feature of 1450 – 1750 is … West developed a diverse and dynamic society that was a RESULT and a CAUSE of its growing dominance.

  7. II. The World Economy and Global Contacts • Shift from transcontinental trading system to a ??? • No longer … • Diseases become ??? • Isolated people suffered most WHY??? • Exchange of ??? • Potato and corn to ??? • ??? to the Americas • Population …

  8. II. The World Economy and Global Contacts • Establishment of UNEQUAL trading relationships … • Did unequal relationships exist before??? • One area contributed inexpensive raw materials (including slaves) to more advanced societies • Also had to trade ??? for Luxuries??? • Volume (amount traded) was lower meaning ??? • After 1500 ??? • Higher demand and international expansion led to ??? • Some areas (especially Asian civilizations) remain outside of unequal relationships

  9. Major Trade Routes Before 1450

  10. II. The World Economy and Global Contacts • Key Objective: Assess the impact of the global market on various regions of the world

  11. III. Rise of the Gunpowder Empires • Development of cannons and muskets led to empires outside of ??? • Developed ??? • Counterbalanced ??? • Gunpowder Empires • Definition / Most Notable: • Ottoman Empire • Russia • Mugal Dynasty (India) • Qing Dynasty (China) • Safavid Empire (Persia)

  12. III. Rise of the Gunpowder Empires • Key Objective: Compare land-based empires (gunpowder empires) with maritime empires (sea based empires – Spain, Portugal, England) and explain the relationship between them. How do they influence each other?

  13. IV. Other Key Themes of this Era • Impact of Nomadic Societies … • WHY??? • European governments … • Gunpowder empires … • New Nomads ???

  14. IV. Other Key Themes of this Era • Changing world economy affected ??? • Gender relations • Labor systems • Expansion of slavery and serfdom

  15. IV. Other Key Themes of this Era • Environmental Changes • Cattle and horses …

  16. IV. Other Key Themes of this Era • Diseases • New crops changed ... • Sugar cane • Rise in population led to ???

  17. V. Civilizations Responses to New Trends Civilizations responded to the Rise of the West (I), the World Economy and Global Contacts (II), and the Rise of Gunpowder Empires (III) differently: A. Welcoming ??? • Forced ??? • Isolation ??? • Preservation ??? - Political Continuity

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