1. Trade Routes of the World Empires

2. England

3. England Location: Western Europe –Capital City – London Geo Features: Island nation Main Religion: Christianity

6. France

7. France Location: Western Europe –Capital City – Paris Geo Features: Largest Western European nation Main Religion: Christianity

8. France

9. Spain

10. Spain Location: Western Europe –Capital City – Madrid Geo Features: - Peninsula Main Religion: Christianity

12. Russia

13. Russia Location – Eastern Europe –Capital City – St. Petersburg Geo Features – World’s Largest Country Main Religion: Russian Orthodox Christianity

15. Silk Road Used for trade between Europe and Asia.

16. SILK ROAD

17. Ottoman Empire

18. Location – Southwest Asia (aka the “Middle East”) –Capital City – Constantinople Renamed Istanbul Geo Features – Spread over three continents. –Gateway between Europe and Asia.

19. Ottoman Empire Interaction - Used Silk Road / Mediterranean Sea for trade –Goods = Coffee and Ceramics Main Religion: Islam (Sunni)

20. Persia

21. Persia Location: Middle East –Present day Iran Geo Features: Trapped between Ottomans and Mughals

22. Persia Interaction: Religious war with Ottomans and Mughals Main Religion: Islam (Shi’ah)

23. Mughal Empire

24. Mughal Empire Mughal Empire Location: South Asia –Present day India Geo Features: –Ganges River –Himalayan Mountains

25. Mughal Empire Interaction: Wars with neighboring Persia Main Religion: Hindu

26. Mughal Empire

28. China

29. China Location: East Asia –Capital City – Beijing Geo Features: huge population Interaction: Officially isolated –Trade had to be smuggled.

30. China Main Religion: Buddhism

35. Songhai Empire (Africa)

36. Songhai Empire Location – Africa –Capital City – Timbuktu Geo Features – Sahara Desert –Depend on Niger River for survival

37. Songhai Empire

38. Interaction - Trade possible by TRANS-SAHARAN route –Goods = salt, ivory, gold, & slaves Main Religion: Islam

39. Incan Empire

40. Location: West Coast of South America –Peru, Chile, & Ecuador –Temple and road builders Geo Features: Andes Mountains

41. Incan Empire

42. Incan Empire Interaction: Conquered by Spain –Pizzaro and his conquistadors Main Religion: Polytheistic

46. Mayans

47. Mayans Location: Central America / Mexico Geo Features: Isthmus Interaction: Conquered by Aztecs

48. Mayans Religion: Polytheistic –Worshipped Sun God among many

49. Ruins of Chichen Itza (Mayan Capital, Yucatan Mexico)

51. Aztec Empire

52. Location: Mexico –Capital City – Tenochtitlan Geo Features: Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) = possibly largest city in the world in 1500

53. Tenochtitlan

55. Aztec Empire Interaction: Conquered by Spanish –Cortez and his explorers Religion: Polytheistic –Practiced human sacrifice

57. Trade Trade routes linked Europe – Asia – Africa Trade routes helped people exchange goods and ideas

58. Trade From China: –Paper –Compass –Silk –Porcelain From India and the Middle East: –Textiles –Numerical System