1. BELLRINGER: 9/7 and 9/8 1. Pick up the papers by the door.
2. Write your name at the TOP of the folder on your desk (near the white tabs on the top). USE THE MARKER NEAR YOUR DESK TO WRITE YOUR NAME. Pencil will not show up on all folders.
3. Take out your phone. We are going to do a quick Kahoot review before your vocab quiz.
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2. After your vocab quiz… 1. Update your Table of Contents (ToC):
Erase your old Page 3 in your Table of Contents (if you wrote it down)
Page 3: Vocab Quiz – World at 1500
Page 4: Note Packet: Empires at 1500
2. Write down your HW:
Use uploaded Powerpoint under today’s date on “World 2 Assignments” page to make sure your Empires packet is correct/complete

3. Empires at 1500

4. 1. England LOCATION: NW Europe Island Protected by water on all sides
RESOURCES:
Fish
Water routes (close to ocean, Eng. Channel)
POLITICAL:
Ruled by constitutional monarchy
King’s power limited by Magna Carta
ECONOMICS:
Trade
Farming
RELIGION:
Church of England (Anglican, Christian)
SOCIETY:
People have different jobs
Divided on social class (king and nobles are highest, everyone else is lower)

5. 2. France LOCATION: NW Europe near Spain, England, Germany RESOURCES:
Good climate
A lot of land, near water (rivers, Eng. Channel)
POLITICAL:
Ruled by a king
ECONOMICS:
Trade
Farming
RELIGION:
Catholic
SOCIETY:
Divided into social classes
1. King
2. Nobles
3. Everyone else

6. 3. Spain LOCATION: Western Europe (near France, Portugal) RESOURCES:
Crops
Navy
Silver
POLITICAL:
Ruled by a king/queen
ECONOMICS:
Trade
Farming
RELIGION:
Catholic
SOCIETY:
Divided into social classes (feudalism)
1. King
2. Nobles
3. Everyone else

7. 4. Russia LOCATION: In both Europe and Asia RESOURCES: Land
No warm-water port = 
POLITICAL:
Ruled by a czar (means emperor)
ECONOMICS:
Not much trade
Only farmed enough to survive
RELIGION:
Orthodox Christianity
SOCIETY:
Feudalism
No middle class yet

8. 5. Ottoman Empire LOCATION: In Europe, Asia, Africa (on 3 continents!)
RESOURCES:
Med. Sea trade routes
Water access
Coffee and ceramics
POLITICAL:
Ruled by a sultan (has both religious and political power!)
ECONOMICS:
A LOT of trade
Produced coffee and ceramics (the 2 Cs)
RELIGION:
Islam
SOCIETY:
Divided into social classes based on your job

9. 6. Persia LOCATION: Modern-day Iran (Middle East) RESOURCES:
Silk Road trade routes
Textile production
Minerals
POLITICAL:
Ruled by a shah (has both religious and political power!)
ECONOMICS:
A little trade
Farming
RELIGION:
Islam
SOCIETY:
Divided into social classes

10. 7. China LOCATION: East Asia Near Pacific Ocean RESOURCES:
Porcelain, silk, tea, paper
POLITICAL:
Ruled by an emperor
ECONOMICS:
Trade (eastern half of China)
Farming (western half)
RELIGION:
Buddhism
Confucianism
SOCIETY:
Divided into social classes
Feudalism

11. 8. Mughal India LOCATION: South Asia/Indian Subcontinent
Especially in northern India
RESOURCES:
Spices, tea, textiles
POLITICAL:
One main leader
Used a bureaucracy (one person in charge, he splits empire up into different districts)
ECONOMICS:
Trade
RELIGION:
Islam (leaders)
Hinduism (regular people)
SOCIETY:
Divided by the caste system

12. 9. Songhai Empire LOCATION: West Africa Near Niger River RESOURCES:
Gold and salt
POLITICAL:
Ruled by an emperor
Emperor used bureaucracy to manage different regions
ECONOMICS:
Trade
RELIGION:
Islam
SOCIETY:
Divided into social class based on jobs

13. 10. Incan Empire LOCATION: South America In the Andes Mtns. RESOURCES:
Gold and silver
POLITICAL:
Ruled by an emperor
Emperor used bureaucracy to manage different regions
ECONOMICS:
Not much trade
Farming
High taxes to get money for empire
RELIGION:
Polytheistic
SOCIETY:
Divided into different villages
Each family in a village had a certain job to fill

14. 11. Aztec Empire LOCATION: Modern-day Mexico RESOURCES: Corn and beans
POLITICAL:
1 empire made up of several different tribes
ECONOMICS:
Farming
RELIGION:
Polytheistic
SOCIETY:
1. Nobles
2. Warriors/priests
3. Everyone else