The World @ 1500:
Empires
World History II
Ms. Allen
1. England
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Farm land
•Limited
monarchy
•Farming
(mostly)
•Christianity
•Feudal
system
Island
nation off
the coast of
western
Europe
•Rivers
•English
Channel
•King in
(limited)
power
•Magna
Carta
(1215)
•Parliament
•Monotheistic
•Trade
•Roman
Catholic
2. France
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Farm land
•Absolute
monarchy
(king in
power)
•Farming
(mostly)
•Christianity
•Feudal
system
Nation in
western
Europe
•Rivers
•Mediterranean Sea
•Monotheistic
•Trade
•Roman
Catholic
•Judaism is
present as
well
3. Spain
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Farm land
•Absolute
monarchy
(king in
power)
•Farming
•Christianity
•Trade
•Monotheistic
•Feudal
system
•Persecution
of Jews,
Muslims
(Inquisition)
Nation in
western
Europe;
borders
France
and
Portugal
•Atlantic
Ocean
•Catholic
•Mediterranean Sea
•Example:
Ferdinand
and Isabella
•Judaism and
Islam =
present as
well
4. Russia
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•LAND
•Absolute
monarchy
(tsar in
power)
•Farming
•Christianity
•Feudal
system
•Trade
•Monotheistic
Nation in
eastern
Europe,
spans
into Asia
•Rivers
•Mountains
•Orthodox
•Caspian
Sea
•Judaism =
present as
well
•Mongol
invasions
5. Ottoman Empire
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Mediterranean Sea
•Absolute
monarchy
(sultan in
power)
•TRADE!
•Sunni Islam
•Monotheistic
•Based on
your
occupation
•Orthodox
Christianity
and Judaism
are also
present here
•Men of the
sword, pen,
negotiation,
and
husbandry
Modern
day
Turkey,
in SE
Europe
•EX:
Suleiman
6. Persia
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•LAND
•Absolute
monarchy
(Shah in
power)
•Farming
•Shiite Islam
•Based on
occupation,
just like in
Ottoman
Empire
The
Middle
East;
modern
day
Iraq/Iran
•Caspian
Sea
•Military
•Persian
Gulf
•Arabian
Sea
•Shah =
both
religious
and political
leader
•Trade
7. China
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•LAND
(farming)
•Absolute
monarchy
(Emperor
in power)
•Trade of
items like
silk,
porcelain,
paper, tea
•Buddhism
•Monotheistic
•Mongols
(gov’t)
East
Asia, on
the main
land
•Rivers
(Huang-He,
Yangtze)
•South
China Sea
•Dynastic
system in
place
•Ming
(dynasty)
•Han
(native)
8. Mughal India
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•LAND
(farming)
•Absolute
monarchy
(Sultan in
power)
•Trade of
items like
silk, spices
•Islam
•Monotheistic
•Class-based
Indian
subconti
-nent
•Rivers
•Farming
•Indian
Ocean
SE Asia
9. Songhai Empire
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Niger River
•Absolute
monarchy
(Emperor
in power)
•Trade
•Islam
•Monotheistic
•Class-based
Western/
Saharan
Africa
Modernday
Niger,
Mali, etc.
10. Incan Empire
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Mountains
(metals like
silver and
gold)
•Absolute
monarchy
(Emperor
in power)
•Farming
•Polytheistic
•Trade of
metalwork,
weavings
•EX: Inti as
the sun god
•Class-based
•Major
medical
advances
South
America
•Pacific
Ocean
•Emperor
has
religious
and political
power
Modernday Peru
11. Aztec Empire
Resources:
Political
System:
Economics:
Religion:
Society:
Empire
Location:
•Farm land
•Single ruler
•Farming
•Polytheistic
•Trade
•EX: Most
important
god is
Quetzacoatl
Central
America
•Lakes
•Ruler is
elected by
the people
•Based on
occupation
•Commoners
, slaves,
farmers,
traders
Modernday
Mexico
(on
Yucatan)
•Caribbean
Sea
•Pacific
Ocean