PPT-Mesopotamian Empires

CityStates Mesopotamian CityStates were independent Each citystate was like its own nation had its own government traditions culture etc They often fought other citystates for water rights and other reasons. EARLY MODERN ISLAM . 1450 TO 1750. DYNASTIC STATE. The Ottoman, . Safavid. , . Mughal. rulers and Islam . All three Islamic empires were military creations. Called Gunpowder empires as guns were critical to rise of empire. (Note: “World War I” is an American term. The correct terminology in Canada [and Britain] is “The First World War”). The Old World Order. In 1914, the world was dominated by imperialist empires. Almost all of these empires were based in Europe. As a result, empires like the British, German, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman were in constant competition, particularly in Africa.. EARLY MODERN ISLAM . 1450 TO 1750. DYNASTIC STATE. The Ottoman, . Safavid. , . Mughal. rulers and Islam . All three Islamic empires were military creations. Called Gunpowder empires as guns were critical to rise of empire. THE . EARLY MODERN PERIOD, . (1450-1750). “THE . WORLD . SHRINKS”. The World Map Changes. Several . European countries acquire . OVERSEAS EMPIRES. New . LAND BASED EMPIRES emerge . in Asia and eastern Europe. 6. th Grade UBD - Unit 8 - Growth of African Empires. Essential Question. How did trade influence the politics and culture of African Empires?. Preview. Empires Rise. -. In West Africa, there were three great empires. They gained power by controlling the gold and salt trades. These three empires controlled the Sahel region of West Africa for more than 900 years.. AP World History. Key Concept 2.1: . The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions. As states and empires increased in size, and contacts between regions multiplied, people transformed their religious and cultural systems. Religions and belief systems provided a social bond and an ethical code to live by. These shared beliefs also influenced and reinforced political, economic, and occupational stratification. Religious and political authority often merged as rulers (some of whom were considered divine) used religion, along with military and legal structures, to justify their rule and ensure its continuation. Religions and belief systems also generated conflict, partly because beliefs and practices varied greatly within and among societies.. and Early Modern Europe. 1450-1750. 2. Rule of the Ottomans. 3. The Ottoman Empire (1289-1923). ‏. Osman leads bands of semi-nomadic Turks to become . ghazi. : Muslim religious warriors. Captures Anatolia with light cavalry and volunteer infantry. An empire formed by outside conquerors who unified regions largely based on the mastery of firearms. . What were the effects of the trade and spread of gunpowder and firearms?. Growth of large empires. Land Empires. Control of huge lands & people. Requires large military investment. Vulnerable to land & sea routes. Requires massive infrastructure investment. Superior technology used to suppress natives. Formation of the Islamic Empires. (Ottoman, . Safavid. , Mughal). The Ottoman Empire. Osman & . Ottoman Expansion. Mehmed. the Conqueror. Suleyman. the Magnificent. Founder of dynasty. 1289-1923. Brandii Hancock. &. Maggie Hall. GEOGRAPHY. The Mauryan Empire became a major crossroad in a trade network that extended from the rim of the pacific to the Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Sea. During this era world history was shaped by the rise of several large civilizations that grew from areas where the earlier civilizations thrived.. 1. They kept better and more recent records, so historical information about them is much more abundant. . and Early Modern Europe. 1450-1750. 2. Rule of the Ottomans. 3. The Ottoman Empire (1289-1923). ‏. Osman leads bands of semi-nomadic Turks to become . ghazi. : Muslim religious warriors. Captures Anatolia with light cavalry and volunteer infantry. Vocabulary. 1. . Fertile Crescent.  – the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization,”. 2. .