1. 1450-1750 The Early Modern Era

2. The Europeans Begin To Catch Up Recovery from the calamitous 14 th century Technology received from Muslims, Asia European access to and knowledge of metallurgy European desire for Eastern products

3. The Military Revolution Gunpowder introduced during early 1400s New weaponry required greater training: Close order drill, leading to Professional, permanent armies, requiring Taxation by the new nation-states Bureaucracies to collect and spend taxes Centralized, powerful governments

4. European sea exploration 1300s: Clinker type ships replaced by Caravel types Compass, astrolabe introduced to Europe by Arabs, originally Chinese inventions 1400s: Cannon added to ships

5. European Competition Economic: European capitalism intensely competitive Political: Many European nation-states (China, India, Ottomans unified empires) Social/Ideological: Christianity (Catholic and Protestant) encouraged competition. European nuclear family did also

6. Spain and Portugal first European nations to explore (aftereffect of Reconquista) Portugal reaches Cape of Good Hope, then India by 1498. Spain makes 1492 “discovery” of America Line of Demarcation divides world between Spain and Portugal, gives Brazil to Portugal.

7. Northern European nations outstripped Spain and Portugal by late 1500s due to development of narrow-beamed ships, which were more seaworthy than the broad-beamed ships used by the Spanish and Portuguese. Joint stock companies formed to finance exploration, colonization: Dutch East Indian Company, British East India Company

8. Mercantilism Mercantile Capitalism encouraged colonization. Countries practicing mercantilism wished to limit imports, increase exports Colonies were needed as sources of raw materials, markets for finished goods Colonies were to be exploited to enrich the mother country

9. Columbian Exchange Exchange of peoples, plants, animals, and diseases between Old and New Worlds after 1492 Corn and Potatoes enrich European diets, lead to population growth European diseases create Native American holocaust European animals (horses, cows) brought to Americas (see chart in packet)

10. Europe 1450-1750 Renaissance, Scientific Revolution lead to new interest in world and exploration American gold and silver leads to Price Revolution (inflation) and instability. Protestant Reformation led by Luther and Calvin splits Christianity, increases competition among Europeans

11. Spain Enriched by American gold and silver Century of Gold 1550-1650 Absolute Monarchy, strongly Catholic Conflict with Netherlands and England Declined due to inflation, wars, lack of middle class

12. Holland Gained independence from Spain Officially Calvinist Protestant, but tolerant of all religions Wealthy banking and trade center Migrations of persecuted religious minorities from all over Europe

13. France 1500s Civil War between Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants) 1589 Henry IV issued Edict of Nantes guaranteeing Huguenot freedom of worship: Politique 1600s Cardinal Richelieu maintained Politique, intervened on side of Protestants in Thirty Years War

14. Louis XIV 1648-1715 The Sun King Versailles Palace Wars to gain natural frontiers for France Revocation of Edict of Nantes and persecution of Huguenots French power declined

15. England 1600s Stuart Kings try to establish Absolute Monarchy 1642-1649 English Civil War results in beheading of King Charles, end of Monarchy for 11 years 1688 Glorious Revolution established Parliamentary supremacy, parliamentary/constitutional monarchy

16. Enlightenment 1700s, begins in France. Philosophes like Voltaire call for use of reason, liberty, religious toleration, democratic government. Inspiration for American Revolution and subsequent revolutions Enlightened Despots were absolute monarchs who accepted some Enlightenment principles

17. Russia Landlocked, isolated after Mongol conquest Some trade with Europe under Tsars Ivan III and Ivan IV. Modernization and Westernization under Peter the Great 1682-1725 and Catherine the Great 1762-1796. Most Russians still serfs, Tsars absolute monarchs

18. Latin America Spanish and Portuguese conquests 1492-1550 Encomienda system encouraged exploitation of Native Americans Mining (Potosi) and plantation agriculture (sugar) dominate economy Silver in demand for trade with China European diseases decimate Native Americans. African slave trade provides forced labor

19. Bartolome de las Casas vs Juan Gimes de Sepulveda debate on Native Americans Race based society: Peninsulares, creoles, mestizoes, mulattos, Native American and African slaves

20. Africa and the Slave Trade Africa a heterogeneous, multicultural area with many societies and empires. Mali under Mansa Musa (1300s) one of the strongest African states Europeans arrived in Africa in 1400s with Portuguese voyages down west coast Europeans saw Africans as equals until the “discovery” of the Americas caused demand for forced labor.

21. Forest Kingdoms along West Coast were the source of most slaves taken to the Americas Due to tropical diseases (White Man’s Graveyard) most European slave traders did not go beyond the coast, but purchased slaves from local chieftains and leaders.

22. Slaves taken to the Americas were part of the Triangle (Atlantic) trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Manufactured goods,weapons,alcohol were traded for slaves. High mortality among slave population required constant supply of new slaves. North American British colonies only area where slaves had a natural increase in population.

23. Slave trade continued until the 1800s, responsible for long term population decline in West Africa, importation of African customs, foods to the Americas European settlers began to colonize South Africa (temperate climate) in the 1500s. Portuguese, Dutch (Boers), and English.

24. The Gunpowder Empires Ottomans Safavids Mughals Muslim (Safavids Shi’a Mughals and Ottomans Sunni) Weaker than Europeans, under pressure from European trade

25. Ottomans Turkic tribe entered Middle East after Mongol collapse “conquest over commerce” more interested in military power than economic power 1453 captured Constantinople, ended Byzantine Empire. Eventually ruled Middle East, Southeastern Europe

26. Janissaries: slave soldiers who led Ottoman armies Strongest Sultan: Suleiman the Magnificent (the Lawgiver) died 1566 1571 Battle of Lepanto marks beginning of Ottoman decline Ottoman Empire lasted until World War I

27. Safavids Dominated Iran Less market-oriented than Ottomans, women less restricted. Defeat by Ottomans at the Battle of Chaldiran 1514 blocked Safavid, Shi’a expansion Greatest ruler Shah Abbas I Safavids in decline under European economic pressure by 1700s

28. Mughals Descendants of Mongols, began to conquer India under Shah Babur the Tiger Greatest ruler: Akbar the Great, who created the Din-i-Illahi as a universal religion Mughals came under increasing European (British) influence in 1700s.

29. Asia 1450-1750 Asia home of well organized, prosperous societies Europeans were at first unable to penetrate, dominate as they were the Americas. Portuguese first Europeans to sail to Asia, followed by Spanish, Dutch, French, English Missionaries as well as merchants spread European influence

30. Ming Dynasty China 1368-1644 Drove out Mongols Native Chinese dynasty Sent out 7 voyages under Admiral Zheng He before banning overseas travel and trade in 1431 Experienced great prosperity, Commercial Revolution, new foods through Columbian Exchange. Continued to trade with Europeans (regulated by Chinese government)

31. 1640s: intensification of the Little Ice Age creates problems throughout Northern Hemisphere: English Civil War, Thirty Years War, and weakness for Ming Dynasty. 1644: Ming overthrown by Manchu invaders, who establish the Qing Dynasty

32. Japan 1400s-1500s period of Civil War. Europeans began arriving 1543 (nanbanjin). European missionaries introduce Christianity which is very attractive to Japanese (Francis Xavier) European traders create thriving trade. Japanese curious and interested in West.

33. 1598: Japan unified under Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established Tokugawa Shogunate. Suspicious of Europeans, who were limited to Dutch access to Nagasaki by early 1600s. Christianity persecuted, banned Japan begins period of national seclusion until 1868. Urbanization, Confucian influence