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The World on the Eve of the Ascendency of the West

The World on the Eve of the Ascendency of the West. I. What Europe wanted. II. Why they wanted “it”. III. Where “it” came from. IV. How “it” was obtained: The Gunpowder Empires.

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The World on the Eve of the Ascendency of the West

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  1. The World on the Eve of the Ascendency of the West

  2. I. What Europe wanted

  3. II. Why they wanted “it”

  4. III. Where “it” came from

  5. IV. How “it” was obtained: The Gunpowder Empires • These powerful Islamic empires used heavy artillery and muskets, in part, to control central Asia and Middle Eastern trade. • For example, Ottoman cannon brought an end to the Byzantine Empire in 1453 with the destruction of Constantinople. Ottoman Janissaries or musketeers were an elite force within Ottoman armies. • The Ottomans and the Mughals were generally tolerant of the ethnic groups within their territories. Christians in the Ottoman Empire were allowed to practice their religion in separate communities called Millets. Mughal rulers like Akbar the Great granted rights to Hindus within the empire.

  6. The Ottoman EmpireUnder Suleiman Ottoman law was based on the Sharia or Islamic law based on the Quran. Ottoman law was organized on the order of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520 – 1566).

  7. Early Modern Islamic Art and Architecture.

  8. V. Venice and Genoa • The Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa controlled trade on the Mediterranean Sea. The wealth generated by this trade was crucial in the intellectual and artistic rebirth of Europe – the Renaissance.

  9. VI. Going straight to the source

  10. VII. What the Spanish find

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