1. China

2. What impact did geography have on the Chinese Empire?

4. China Empire: Resources: Political Structure: Economics: Religion:
Society:
CHINA
Land, (rice, rivers, oceans)
Emperor Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo
Trade, manufacturing
Buddhism
Mongols, Ming, Exploration comes to an abrupt end

5. Mughal India

6. What impact did geography have on Mughal India?

7. Mughal India Empire: Resources: Political Structure: Economics:
Religion:
Society:
INDIA
Land, Rivers
Sultan- Akbar
Trade, farming
Islam, Hindu
Mixed Race, Castes

8. Songhai Empire

9. What impact did geography have on the Songhai Empire?

10. Songhai Empire Empire: Resources: Political Structure: Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Songhai
Niger River
Emperor- Sonni Ali, bureaucracy
Trade
Becomes Islam
Class-based

11. Incan Empire

12. What impact did geography have on the Incan Empire?

13. Incan Empire Empire: Resources: Political Structure: Economics:
Religion:
Society:
INCAS
Metals, farming
Ruler- emperor (political and religious)
Elaborate roads, farms, metalwork, weaving
Polytheism, Inti- Sun god
Medical advances

14. Aztec Empire

15. What impact did geography have on the Empire?

16. Aztec Empire Empire: Resources: Political Structure: Economics:
Religion:
Society:
AZTEC
Chinampas- land built on a lake to grow crops like corn
Single ruler
Farming, trade
Polytheism- Quetzalcoatl
Commoners farmers, slaves, traders, middle class

17. Holy Roman Empire

18. What impact did geography have on the Holy Roman Empire?

19. Italy

20. What impact did geography have on the Italian Empire?

21. Italy
The Medici family (as in Lorenzo de’ Medici) dominated the government of Florence
The Medicis were patrons of the arts– the financially supported the artists in Italy.
Italy was not a unified country in 1500– it was divided into 5 major regions (Venice, Milan, Florence, Papal States, and Naples)

22. City-State
A political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages.
Rulers, nobles, and priests often controlled the land outside the cities and forces peasants to give them a portions of their crops