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Hanseatic League Delhi Sultanate Italian City-States Srivijaya Empire

New Economic Powers During the 14th Century on a few new economic powers began to emerge in Europe There were two forms of powers that emerged: Powerful City-States Economically, but not politically unified commercial cities

Hanseatic League Made up of mostly German merchants guilds in commercial cities that unified the Northern coast of Western Europe during the 14th and 15th Century Almost entirely in control of the North and Baltic Seas Actually constructed cities to further influence trade Included cities from London to Novgorod Russia The league created a court system to settle disputes amongst members and visiting traders

Hanseatic League Traded finished goods amongst member cities Imported lumber and furs from Russia and Scandinavia Alliances allowed smaller cities to compete with major economic empires The league could also summon military force to protect any of its members

Hanseatic League Used gifts, loans and threats to withdraw its trade to foreign political leaders to protect its commercial privileges Would very infrequently use warfare to achieve its goals Helped establish greater peace and stability in Northern Europe

Hanseatic League Novgorod was the most important city in the league Geographic features such as thick forest and major marshes had protected the city from Mongol conquest It’s locations also made the city a meeting place for European, Byzantine, and Arab trading power

Hanseatic League Declined as Western European states such as Sweden, The Netherlands and Europe became wealthier and more powerful Thought of as a predecessor to the international organizations such as the European Union, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Ect

Delhi Sultanate India had not been unified since the Gupta Empire Islam was introduce by Abbasid Caliphate expansion as early as the 9th Century Islamic Warlords from the region of Afghanistan conquered parts of Northern India in 1022

Delhi Sultanate Muslims conquered Delhi in 1206, establishing a series of kingdoms Delhi Sultanates were technically 5 separate dynasties that lasted from 1206-1526 Ruled by Afghan and Turkish leaders Maintained control of the region via military strength and tributary alliances rather than administration bureaucracy Legal system was based on Sharia law Institute the Jizya Hindus began to viewed as part of the Dhimmi

Delhi Sultanate Introduced huge influence of Islamic science, culture, and architecture into India Especially Northern and Eastern India Helped develop the Urdu Language Combination of Persian, Arabic, & Sanskrit Women, especially Muslim women, gained greater property rights and also the ability to divorce and remarry Protected and encouraged trade, especially on the Silk Road and Indian Ocean Calicut was most important commercial city, exporting spices and cotton

Italian City-States Italian Peninsula has not been unified since the Roman Empire Italian Peninsula was controlled by a number of city- state kingdoms from the 10th-18th Century Most prominent were: VENICE!!! Genoa Florence Milan Naples Papal States

Italian City-States All these city-states were commercial centers Largely responsible for purchasing and distributing goods from the East into the rest of Europe Most importantly spices, luxury goods, cotton, ect Some exporting done by these cities, mostly of textiles Venice had direct relationships with both Byzantine and Ottoman Empires Based on location and military alliances Made them by far the wealthiest Italian City-State Culture and architecture shows HUGE Islamic and Greek Influence

Srivijaya Empire Major trading empire in the Indian Ocean Trading Network prominent 7-14th Century Controlled and taxed trade on the Strait of Malacca and Sunda Straits Straits connected Indian and Chinese trade Collected, packaged, & distributed Indian Spices and Chinese Silk/Porcelain

Srivijaya Empire Most important city was Malaca aka Melaka Was a Buddhist empire, practiced a syncretized version of Vajrayana Buddhism Helped spread Buddhism throughout S.E. Asia via trading practices Became an Islamic Sultanate around the year 1400 and remained so until the Portuguese showed up in 1511