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The world around 1600

The world around 1600. Dr. Ashley Eva Millar Department of Historical Studies University of Cape Town. Outline. Snapshot of the world in 1500 Polycentric world Globalised world 1. China’s Ming Dynasty 2. Songhai Empire (West Africa) 3. Mughal Dynasty (India) 4. European societies .

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The world around 1600

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  1. The world around 1600 Dr. Ashley Eva Millar Department of Historical Studies University of Cape Town

  2. Outline • Snapshot of the world in 1500 • Polycentric world • Globalised world • 1. China’s Ming Dynasty • 2. Songhai Empire (West Africa) • 3. Mughal Dynasty (India) • 4. European societies

  3. www.worldmapper.org

  4. Polycentric world

  5. Globalised world

  6. 1. Ming Dynasty (China)1368-1644 -Sinocentric?

  7. Relatively high standard of living Advanced, commercial economy

  8. Meritocracy Advanced public works

  9. Zheng He (b. 1371- d. 1433)Voyages: 1405 - 1433

  10. Ming porcelain

  11. Ming porcelain cont.

  12. Foot binding

  13. Foot binding cont.

  14. Foot binding cont.

  15. Golden Lotus

  16. 2. Songhai Empire (West Africa)1340-1591

  17. Sonni Ali the Great (reigned 1464-1493)

  18. Askia Muhammad the Great (reigned 1493-1528) Timbuktu

  19. 3. Mughal Empire (India)1526-1858 Akbar (reigned 1556-1605)

  20. TajMahal (built 1632-1653)Shah Jehan I (r. 1627-1658)

  21. 4. European societies

  22. Feudalism (c. 9th – 15th centuries)

  23. The Black Death

  24. Peaked 1348 - 1350

  25. The Renaissance (c. 14th -17th centuries)

  26. Conclusion • World around 1600 was polycentric (many centers of trade, culture, political power) • Early modern world was not stagnant but extremely dynamic • In many ways it was also globalised (trade, disease, ideas, religions – all travelling)

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