1. The West & the Changing World Balance Chapter 15

2. Fall of Constantinople 1453 By Ottoman Turks

4. Hagia Sophia

5. Fall of Abbasid Caliphate

6. Religious leaders rise  rational thought and science down Peasants lost freedom  agricultural production & taxes down Traders lose high status  reduced dynamis Ottomans  military & politically more powerful

7. Muslim World 1500

8. China 1368 pushed out Mongols Ming Dynasty till 1644 Reestablished tribute with Korea, Vietnam & Tibet

9. Cheng Ho/Zheng He 1400-1433

11. Changes in the West

13. Church under attack, lack of unity Warriors softened to court life 1300s - recurrent famine Education was not widespread Plague- 1/3 of pop. dies Peasant uprisings & strikes Some of the problems

16. Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Feudalism ends, encourages economic growth After 100 Years War-Nations became stronger, centralized New weapons developed= stronger armies Capitalism grows with the towns

17. Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Strengthen feudal monarch—national control Military organization—non aristocratic soldiers were paid

18. Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Growth of cities & urban economies because of commercial trade Church at peace with capitalism, this encourages even more trade

20. The Rise of the West: Medieval Vitality Technology Weapons Timekeeping

21. International Network Mongols provided a link between East & West

22. International Network West consumed Asian luxury goods, spices, silk, perfumes and jewels Could only offer wool, tin, copper, honey and salt Unfavorable balance of trade so had to make up in gold = “gold famine” and threatened economic collapse

23. International Network Fall of Abbasid Caliphate Mongol gave Europeans access to Asian technology Ottomans rise in power, scaring Europe Explorers looked for alternative route to Asia to bypass the Middle East

25. Secular Focus of Renaissance Changes within Italy Humanism Bankers fund art Innovations in art & music

26. Iberian Spirit: Religious Mission 1469 Ferdinand & Isabella Promote Christianity Convert or expel Jews & Muslims Church run courts— moral & doctrinal purity Inquisition

27. Polynesian Migration

28. Polynesia 600-1400s Weaved grass for nets Imported pigs Regional warlike kingdoms Caste system No written language

29. Conclusion Ethnocentric approach New technology from Asia Inward focus of China