MMW 13 Lecture 17: May 16 2018
31 May 2018
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Conquest and Colonialism (1500s)
● Evolution of states and empires from 1400-1500
○ Ming more powerful
○ Mughal more powerful
○ Ottoman expansion
○ Fall of Timur Empire
○ Songhai Empire comes to power in Africa
● Things that led to the evolution of states and empires
○ Better maritime technology that allows for longer overseas travel
○ Gunpowder weapons
● Ottoman Empire: Middle Eastern and North African Expansion
○ 1516-1517
■ Ottomans defeated the Mamluks to control Egypt and Syria
○ Only the Safavids challenged their control over the Middle East
○ Big players in Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea trade
○ Also gained a lot of territory in N Africa
● Saadian Morocco
○ Saadian Dynasty (1509-1659)
■ Ruled Morocco
■ Blocked Eastern Ottoman expansion
○ 1591
■ Use muskets to defeat the Songhai Empire
● Spanish Empire
○ Significant presence in 1500s
○ Controlled most of Europe because of family ties
■ Habsburg Spaniards
■ Controlled Spain, the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, etc)
○ Controlled a lot of land in the Caribbean and Mexico
● Portugal
○ Went around Africa and found another route to India
■ Lots of forts all around the African coast
○ Contact with Brazil because one fleet went off course
● Atlantic 16th c. Conquest and Colonization was a Product of/Influenced by
○ Long distance oceanic trade
■ The more heavily a state focused on long distance maritime trade, the
more of a colonial power they became
○ Religious transformations
■ This kept a lot of states from going abroad because there were too many
problems at home
■ This helped England get off their island
○ Disease
○ Military revolution
○ Rise of states and macro identities
○ Internal power struggles
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Document Summary
Evolution of states and empires from 1400-1500. Songhai empire comes to power in africa. Things that led to the evolution of states and empires. Better maritime technology that allows for longer overseas travel. Ottoman empire: middle eastern and north african expansion. Ottomans defeated the mamluks to control egypt and syria. Only the safavids challenged their control over the middle east. Big players in indian ocean and mediterranean sea trade. Also gained a lot of territory in n africa. Use muskets to defeat the songhai empire. Controlled most of europe because of family ties. Controlled spain, the holy roman empire (germany, austria, etc) Controlled a lot of land in the caribbean and mexico. Went around africa and found another route to india. Lots of forts all around the african coast. Contact with brazil because one fleet went off course. Atlantic 16th c. conquest and colonization was a product of/influenced by.
