New Asian Empires

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Why Look at this stuff? Overall Significance?

Asian Empires- 1600s

The Ottoman Empire

Crash Course- Ottomans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN-II_jBzzo

Ottomans

Muslim Turks of

Anatolia (intersection) “ghazis”-warriors for Islam Faith Osman I -founded Ottoman Empire

1300’s Took Adrianople (Byz. Emp.) and

renamed it Edirne

Grows to become European power-key = military Janissaries “Blood Tax” Gunpowder weapons (Cannons) Take cities defended by walls

Setback (1402) Battle of Ankara and Timur the Lame

Expansion continues Mehmed II -phase of

expansion (1400s) 1453 took

Constantinople (Istanbul)

Pillaged City for 3 days

Converted to Muslim City

Hagia Sophia turned into a mosque

Hagia Sophia

Mosque of Suleyman

Height of Empire Expanded Empire East 1514 Crushed Safavids at Battle of Chaldiran Height under Suleyman (1520-1566) Domestic Achievements

Reformed tax system Overhauled gov.’t bureaucracy Improved court system/legal code “The Lawgiver”

Two Classes Non-Muslims had to pay heavy taxes, no military service Muslims did have to join military but not taxed Millets Decline (1900’s)

The Safavid Empire

Safavid Video Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5RvCvi0MA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wac0fyrfu_8

Safavids(Persian Muslims)

Islam Sunni or Shia 1st Shah-Esma’il Shiism distinguished Safavids from

Sunni neighbors Battled Ottomans to convert all Muslims

to Shiism-lost due to Ottoman’s superior gundpowder weapons (1514)

Golden Age

1588-’Abbas-greatest Safavid leader Reformed gov.’t, strengthened military Slave Russian youths-trained soldiers Famous for tiles Persian carpets Lasted until 1722 Present Day Iran

Ottoman and Safavid Review

Complete the Matching Exercise to Review the Two Empires

Mughal Empire

Mughal Empire Review

Complete the Mughal Empire Timeline review Activity

The Mughal Empire

Muslims come to rule Northern India and establish a government called Delhi sultanate Tolerant=blended Muslim and Indian

elements ex: Urdu Babur-defeated Delhi and founded

Mughal Empire (1526) Wealth and power

Akbar the Great-tried to unite his diverse empire Commitment to justice, religious tolerance,

expansion of empire Jahangir-continued Akbar’s ways Sikhism-blended Islam and Hinduism Shah Jahan- Cultural Golden Age

Built Taj Mahal Taxed heavily no religious tolerance

Aurangzeb Supported the growth of Sunni Islam Increased the empire to its largest size

Decline Fell to the British (Early 1700s)

Ming and Qing Dynasty

Mongols

To North of China Brutal warlike people

Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty Yuan Dynasty declines Ming Dynasty

Begins

Ming Dynasty

1368 Hongwu (Vastly Martial) starts Lasts 1368-1644 Worked to Eliminate

Mongol Influence and reestablish Chinese Culture (Confuc.)

Reduced taxes, passed reforms agric. and trade

Furthers power of Emperor

Yonglo- moves capital to Beijing (Forbidden City)

Zheng He

Zheng He Travels

Ming Policy Changes

Isolation End voyages post 1430s peaks 1500s Force all foreign merchants to trade only

in designated areas (Canton) Cannot really enforce though

Disliked influence of Europeans (Ricci story)

Restored Great Wall Prosperous time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DJkE3zh6RE  

Start at 3:13

Qing Dynasty

Dynastic Cycle late 1600s Corruption grows, new leadership

group emerges Manchu attack Ming and take over Qing Dynasty established

Qing Dynasty

Lasts 1644-1911 Manchu are sort of foreigners Showed respect for Chinese customs

while maintaining separation Kangxi Qianlong- Heights Isolation

Ming and Qing Dynasty Review

Complete the Ming and Qing Dynasty Fill in the Blank Exercise

Medieval Japan and Korea

Japanese Feudalism

Japan

Why Feudalism? Samurai- Bushido, Zen Buddhism Shogun

Kamakura Tokugawa

Relations with West Art

Korea

Choson Kingdom 1392-1910 Rule based on Confucianism Invaded 1500s by Japan Invaded 1600s by China

ChronologiesPut the following in order

China’s Ming dynasty begins Manchus found the Qing Dynasty in China Mughal Empire founded The Choson Dynasty begins in Korea Safavid Empire founded Tokugawas gain power in Japan Mehmed II and the Ottomans conquer

Constantinople Osman founds Ottoman State

Timeline

Osman founds Ottoman State 1300 China’s Ming dynasty begins 1368 The Choson Dynasty begins in Korea 1392 Mehmed II and the Ottomans conquer

Constantinople 1453 Safavid Empire founded 1501 Mughal Empire founded 1526 Tokugawas gain power in Japan 1603 Manchus found the Qing Dynasty in China 1644