GLOBAL INTERACTIONS1450-1750

COMMUNICATION & TRADE GOES GLOBAL! For the first time since the Ice Age, Eastern and

Western hemispheres were connected Old trade routes continued, but by the end of

this time period the Europeans dominated, to differing degrees, most of the global trade networks

Trading systems changed as commodities circled the globe

Massive amounts of people were affected by disease, new food products, spread of religion, and migrations (forced or willing)

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Portugal made caravel ships, astrolabes, and a school of navigation.

They were the first European country to establish sea routes around Africa and to the East. A trading empire with W. Africa & the Indian

Ocean developed Spain’s monarchs sponsored Columbus’

voyages and later trips to the Americas & Pacific

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Zheng He made 7 voyages into the Indian Ocean to enhance Ming China’s prestige It quickly ended after his death NO CONQUESTS! Tribute visits only!

Oceania & Polynesia were little affected by European & Chinese voyages

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American silver was taken by the Spanish and sent to China, via the Ottoman Empire!

European mercantilism exploited resources and colonies

European joint-stock companies were created to intensify competition in global trade

The Atlantic System mixed African, European & American goods and peoples (see COT prompt)

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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE! Smallpox, measles, and flu come to the Americas Mosquitos and rats do too! Horses & pigs come to the Americas African slaves bring okra & rice

Staple crops like potatoes & maize were exported to Europe & the Middle East Population increase!

Cash crops like sugar & tobacco were grown on plantations with forced labor

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Sunni-Shi’ite divisions intensified in the Middle East, Sufi practices increased as a response

The Reformation changed Christianity in Europe

Buddhism continues to spread into Korea & Japan

Sikhism develops in India as a syncretic blend of Islam & Hinduism (thanks to Delhi & Mughal rulers)

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The Renaissance was an innovative time for artistic expression

Literacy expanded with the printing press and expanded cultural diffusion More popular literature emerges such as

Shakespeare’s plays & sonnets & the griots’ tale of Mali’s Sundiata

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Peasant labor intensified in places like Russia and India

Slavery in Africa was not just about slave trade to the Americas…domestic slaves & soldier slaves were still very common in East Africa

Coerced labor characterized the Americas Chattel slavery Indentured servitude Encomienda system

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New political and economic elites emerge: Creoles in New Spain Gentry & Bourgeoisie in W. Europe

Existing elites found it more difficult to influence monarchs & leaders and therefore declined in power Nobles in W. Europe Daimyo in Japan

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Families and gender roles changed Men were removed from Africa during the

slave trade European men took SE Asian wives as they

conducted trade in the Indian Ocean European family size decreased

Migrations of peoples resulted in new ethnic & racial groups (mestizo, creole, mulatto)

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States consolidated and Empires expanded

Rulers used the arts and religious ideas to legitimize their rule “divine right of kings” in Europe Aztec use of human sacrifice Forbidden City

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States treated different ethnic and religious groups within the state in ways that utilized their economic contributions while limiting their ability to challenge authority. Ex. Janissaries & “raya” in the Ottoman

Empire Manchu use of Chinese peasant labor

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Bureaucratic elites & military professionals are commonly used to help control resources and populations. Ottoman devshirme (janissary corps) Civil service exams in Manchu China

Tribute collection and tax farming generate revenue for territorial expansion. Aztec tributes Ottoman tax farming (this doesn’t mean

literally growing taxes!)

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Land-Based “Gunpowder” Empires Manchu (Qing) China Mughal India (Islamic rulers over Hindu

populations) Ottomans (Sunni Muslims) Tsarist Russia

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European Maritime Empires in the Americas: Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish (S. America, Mesoamerica,

Caribbean, western N. America) Dutch (Caribbean, New Amsterdam) French (Canada, Mississippi River) British (Atlantic seaboard of N. America)

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There was competition over trade routes that challenged state expansion Pirates in the Caribbean Ottoman/European rivalry in the Indian Ocean

Neighboring states rivaled each other Thirty Years War in Europe Sunni Ottomans fight Shi’ite Safavids

Local Resistance movements challenged states Peasant uprisings in Russia