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Chapter 16 The World Economy. Welcome to the Beginning of the Modern Era!!!!!!! Early Modern Era: 1450-1750 During this time frame: – Ottomans: 1453 –

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1 Chapter 16 The World Economy

2 Welcome to the Beginning of the Modern Era!!!!!!! Early Modern Era: 1450-1750 During this time frame: – Ottomans: 1453 – Western Europe: 1434-1492 – China: 1433 This is a time of change and transition No significant global change to gender roles/relationships anywhere in the world

3 Power Shifting Consequences – Not only a power shift to the West but also a redefinition of how societies interacted

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5 The West Iberian Peninsula (Catholic) had firm control over most of South America Others – France: Crossed Atlantic first and explored the Great Lakes Region and Canada – British: Really wanted to find the NW Passage. Did some exploring in the Hudson Bay but started colonizing North America – Dutch: Competed with Portugal in SE Asia Established settlements in Southern Africa

6 Colonial Land Holdings

7 Trading Companies Companies given governmental monopolies on trade in a designated region Not really regulated but the home government – Were able to create armies and their own money to protect their interests – Almost like independent governments in the region Example: British East India Company

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9 Gunpowder Empires Who’s included? – Western Europe (Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain) – Asia: (Ottomans, Mughals, Russians)

10 Columbian Exchange Many consequences came with this Disease  Europeans had to build a new population Crops  Better nutrition and easier food means more people Animal Husbandry  better labor

11 Imbalanced Trade Centers of Exchange: – Old: Indian Ocean – New: Atlantic Ocean Muslim trade remained active – Ottomans never able to catch up with the West – Lepanto Asian trade was still well established but on a small scale and very controlled

12 Moving toward a World Economy Western Europe established seafaring – ALSO they developed manufacturing – They needed cheap raw materials so they can make it into expensive finished goods Mercantilism Core-dependent system: – Not most of the world – VERY important concept Coercive Labor System

13 Core-Dependent System Core Nations  the empire that gets the raw materials from the dependent areas to manufacture – Control the making and the shipping Dependent Areas  provided the raw materials and nothing else – Had to depend on the core – Latin America and parts of Africa – Relied on cheap production of unprocessed goods

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15 Colonization Why were colonizes so significant to the changing world? Effects: – “international inequality” Slave trade/coercive labor New social/ethnic classes


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