Early+Modern+Unit



The World Economy Early Latin America Africa Muslim Asian Trading Network
 * The Russian and Ottomans Empire extended over both Europe and Asian territory while the Mughal Empire extended into the Indian subcontinents.
 * In 1450 trade focused on exchanges among Asia, Africa, and Europe across some overland routes.
 * By 1750 oceangoing routes across the Pacific and particularly the Atlantic had become important.
 * The Ottoman Empire who conquered Constantinople, then extended their over the Byzantine territory, and Christian change in priorities by the want for the restoration of lost lands by Muslims.
 * A steady progression of exploration by Europeans from Atlantic coast of Africa was motivated to find new ways of trade.
 * New military technologies were invented such as European mariners began to use compasses and other navigational devices that were first introduced by the Arabs and Chinese.
 * New weapons such as guns and gunpowder by Chinese now used by Europeans.
 * The new guns helped in the creation of new empires overseas.
 * The Changes were gorging of a new global economy, new biological exchanges of food, animals and people such as slaves.
 * The emergence of new large empires based on guns.
 * International trade increased, for the first time including the Americas for exchange.
 * Regions becoming closer together and exposing them to international influences.
 * New foods from America started growing in Europe and Asia.
 * Population loss in Europe encouraged new migration, from Europe and Africa into the Americas.
 * The massive African slave trade was a response to labor shortage.
 * These Colombian exchanges altered many relationships among populations
 * New disease developed by the increase of population and new foods.
 * The main development was a global economy and the biological exchange and emergence of politically

Summary: Throughout the early modern era, cities and towns played a vastly greater role in shaping the character of European society than the number of their inhabitants might suggest. European society in the early modern era was predominantly rural. Cities and towns had an economic, political, and cultural impact out of proportion to their collective size. There was new military technology; Europeans began to use compasses and other navigational devices first introduced by the Chinese and Arabs. International trade increased, for the first time the Americans were included. Trade routes changed, in 1450 international trade focused on exchanges among Asia, Africa, and Europe and also some seaways like Indian ocean and the Mediterranean sea. This was an important step to bring the world together; religions continued to spread. Islam reached Southeast Asia and parts of southeastern Europe. Silver became the global currency of the early modern world. Production and use of silver led to the new world economy. Silver allowed Spain to build massive armies and new buildings. Silver is used to buy Asian goods. Portugal’s rulers were drawn by the discovery of new lands. **Henry the navigator**, organized expeditions along the African cost. European influence led to the formation of special western enclaves in cites, where western traders won legal rights. Europeans were the most active competition in world trade. The renaissance emerged new styles and beliefs. The protestant reformation and the catholic response to it caused even wider changes. The scientific revolution occurred in the 17th century and changed the nature and status of science. Russia’s early modern development emphasized territorial expansion and strengthened the tsarist rule. Peter the great led the first westernization effort in history. Latin America created important political and cultural forms. **Spaniards and Portuguese** were often called **Iberians** because they all came from the Iberian Peninsula, during the middle ages the land were cultural frontiers between Christianity and Islam. New societies, created by Spaniards and Portuguese arose throughout the American continents.

Barbara Finamore Mr Green Ap World Per 6 Both the French and the Hatian revolution were caused by the different and unfair social classes. While in Haiti all of the groups in the revolution except the slaves conceived liberty in France the National Assembly abolished slavery.