World History Guide
Islamic Gun Powder Empires
Out of the ashes of the once great Mongol Empire rose a new dominant group of powers in Central Asia. A new technology, gunpowder, brought from the China by the Mongols, and incorporated into their society allowed the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals to dominate for hundreds of years.
These Empires, Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal, all had several similarities. 1. They were all commanded by powerful male leaders who ruled with absolute political and religious authority. 2. They would use the new technology of gunpowder to control vast areas of their empires. 3. They also fought constantly with each other as the Ottomans were Sunni and the Safavids Shi'a. 4. Each empire used a practice of devshirme, collecting Christian slaves as young boys, castrating them, and forcing them to join the army or become bureaucrats. The powerful slave aristocracies would often play a critical role in maintaining the empires. 5. Each empire had a massive period of cultural and scholarship advancement, the product would be some of the great wonders of the world like the Taj Mahal. Each of these empires would play a crucial role in Asia until the rise of European Imperialism and the end of World War I. These empires were precursors and catalyst to many of the conflicts that still exist today throughout much of Central Asia. |
Chapter 18 Reading Notes Islamic Empires
Gun Powder Empires Power Point
Gun Powder Empires Lecture Notes
Crash Course #18 Venice & Ottomans
Venice & Ottomans Power Point
Venice & Ottomans Lecture Notes
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Industrialization
The Industrial Revolution dramatically changed the world we lived in. While the American and French Revolution represented changes in ideas about government. It was really the Industrial Revolution that changed the world. More people are living in cities now and not farming, the abundance of cheaper goods, quicker transportation, and improvements in communication are all effects of the industrial revolution.
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Chapter 25A Reading Notes Industrial Revolution
Crash Course #32 Industrial Revolution
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Socialism vs. Capitalism
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Chapter 25B Reading Notes Industrialization Economic Reform
Crash Course #33 Capitalism and Socialism
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"The Great War": World War I
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Chapter 29 Reading Notes World War I: "The Great War"
Crash Course #36 World War I
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Decolonization |
Chapter 34 Reading Notes Globalization and Decolonization
Crash Course #40 Decolonization
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