Great Muslim Empires & Europeans Take to the Seas

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Reformation Test Hwk- Reading Guide on Muslim Empires

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Exploration in the East

Original – Asia Minor Expanded to

Southwest Asia, Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula), and North Africa

Ottomans

Capital at Istanbul Used Islam as a unifying force Traded in coffee and ceramics

North India Spread Islam into India Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan to

remember who favorite who died in childbirth.

Akbar

Southern India traded spices, silks, and gems

Europeans set up trading outposts in India (British East India Company)

French, British, and Dutch competed with each other

Influence of Indian Textiles on the British

Warm-up and review homework Review Vocab Assignment Columbus- Hero or Villain Notes Foldable on Explorers Homework- Choose Explorer for Project

Crusades introduced Europeans to luxury goods from Asia

Silk Road and other trade routes enabled goods from Asia to reach Europe

Mongol Empire provided the organization and structure necessary to maintain the trade routes between Europe and Asia

In addition, goods were sent to Western Europe from merchants in Constantinople (major trading center in the Byzantine Empire)

European trade with Asia was disrupted by the Black Death and the decline of the Mongol Empire

Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks (Istanbul)

Muslim and Italian merchants controlled the majority of the trade between Europe and Asia (middle men)

Europeans wanted direct access to Asian products/markets European powers searched for a new route to Asia that did not include Mediterranean region

Reasons for Exploration

Gold – riches Glory – land God – spread religion

Cartography – created more accurate maps and sea charts

Astrolabe – used by sailors to determine their latitude at sea

Compass – a device for determining direction

Spain Conquered the

Aztecs in Mexico

Spain Conquered the

Incas in Peru

Spain Discovered America

Portugal First to sail around

Cape of Good Hope

Spain First to

circumnavigate the globe

England Raided Spanish

treasure ships Pirates

France Explored the St.

Lawrence River

Portugal Encouraged and

supported exploration (school for explorers)