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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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