AP World History
Unit 3: c. 1450-1750
Land-Based Empires
Main Ideas of the Unit:
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Various land-based empires emerged, and they all used common themes of tax-collection, monumental art & architecture, religion, military elites, bureaucracies, and gunpowder to expand & legitimize their rule
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Interactions between different religions led to divisions among a religion (Protestant Reformation), conflict between religions (Ottomans vs Safavids), and the creation of syncretic religions (Sikhism)
Content Overview
List of Important Land-Based Empires
1299-1923
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
1501-1736
Safavid Empire
Persia
1526-1857
Mughal Empire
India
1368-1644
Ming Dynasty
China
1644-1912
Qing Dynasty
China
1603-1868
Tokugawa Shogunate
Japan
1464-1591
Songhai Empire
West Africa
List of Important European Kingdoms
Formed in 1469
Spanish Kingdom
Spain
Formed in 1453
French Kingdom
France
Formed in 1000s
English Monarchy
British Isles
Formed in 800
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
Formed in 1480
Tsardom of Russia
Russia
Formed in 1526
Habsburg Monarchy
Austria
Main Ideas of the Topic
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Empires used gunpowder and military strength to establish large empires
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Political & religious disputes led to rivalries between various states & empires
Main Ideas of the Topic
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Empires used bureaucracies & military elites to maintain centralized control of their populations
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Rulers used religion & monumental architecture to legitimize their rule
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Rulers used innovative tax-collecting systems to generate revenue for their empires
Main Ideas of the Topic
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Religious rivalries intensified political rivalries
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Many syncretic religions formed due to interaction among multiple religions