Robert W. Strayer
Ways of the World:
A Brief Global History
First Edition
CHAPTER 13
The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century
Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
The Shapes of Human Communities
• Paleolithic Persistence
• Agricultural Village Societies
• Herding Peoples
Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century:
Comparing China and Europe
• Ming Dynasty China
• European Comparisons: State Building and Cultural
Renewal
• European Comparisons: Maritime Voyaging
Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century:
The Islamic World
• In the Islamic Heartland: The Ottoman and Safavid
Empires
• On the Frontiers of Islam: The Songhay and Mughal
Empires
Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century:
The Americas
• The Aztec Empire
• The Inca Empire
Webs of Connection
A Preview of Coming Attractions: Looking
Ahead to the Modern Era (1500–2000)
Chapter 13
The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century
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Map 13.1 Asia in the Fifteenth Century (p. 370)
Map 13.2 Europe in 1500 (p. 373)
Map 13.3 Africa in the Fifteenth Century (p. 376)
Map 13.4 Empires of the Islamic World (p. 379)
Map 13.5 The Americas in the Fifteenth Century (p. 383)
Map 13.6 Religion and Commerce in the Afro-Eurasian World (p. 390)
Snapshot: World Population Growth, 1000–2000 (p. 391)
The Meeting of Two Worlds (p. 362)
Benin Bronzes (p. 367)
Comparing Chinese and European Ships (p. 371)
The Waldseemüller Map of 1507 (p. 377)
Ottoman Janissaries (p. 380)
Aztec Women (p. 385)
Machu Picchu (p. 387)