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The World in 1450

Chapter 15

Unit 4: 1450-1750

Change in the Middle East

? By 1450, the two major empires in middle

east were overthrown

¨C The Abbasid by the Mongols, and the Byzantine by

the Ottomans

? Economic and cultural shifts discouraged

interaction with outsiders

¨C With no central authority, Landlords exercised

power over the peasantry

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Chinese Outreach

? Ming Dynasty overthrew the

Mongols in 1368

? In the fifteenth century, Zheng

He explored the Indian Ocean

as far east as Africa

? Confucian bureaucrats focus

on tradition influenced the

emperor, and all exploration

ended by 1450.

Rise of the West

? Famine and the Black Death in

the 14th century

? Economic, cultural and political

renewal in the 15th century

¨C Extensive trade with Asia led to

commercial development

¨C Renaissance revolutionized art and

introduced secular values

¨C Spanish Reconquista expelled

Muslims from Europe

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Roots of Exploration

? New technologies made it

possible for Europeans to sail

to Asia

? Portugal under the patronage

of Henry the Navigator

dominated

¨C Vasco de Gama sailed around

Africa to India in 1498

Outside the World Network

? Both Aztec and Inca overextend

their territory and decline before

the Spanish arrive

? In the South Pacific, Polynesians

migrated to new islands

? Maori in New Zealand established

a complex society in harsh and

isolated environment

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Either support or refute the

argument that the mid-fifteenth

century was a turning point in

world history.

Provide one specific regional

example to support your

answer.

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