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World Conditions -1500 A.D.
SOL WHII.2
By 1500 A.D. major states and
empires had developed in
various regions of the world.
Location of Major States
and Empires
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
England
France
Spain
Russia
China
Hint – Look around the Mediterranean Sea
Page 241 in your book
Hint: Present Day India
Page 248 in your book
Ottoman
Empire
on this
side
Mughal
Empire
on this
side
Persia was located between the
Ottoman Empire and the Mughal
Empire.
Page 245 in your book
The Songhai
Empire
flourished in
West Africa.
Page 19 at the top of the page – no
map in your book!
Location of Major States
and Empires
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Located in
South America
Has a coastline
on the Pacific
Ocean
Was later conquered
by Spain
Located in the
south of Mexico,
Guatemala, and
Honduras
Located in
the Yucatan
Peninsula
Was later conquered
by Spain
Located in
lower part of
Mexico
Later conquered by
the Spanish
Was North of
the Mayan
Empire
1. Name the three countries
located in Europe.
England
France
Spain
2. Name the two countries in
Asia.
China
Russia
3. What empire was in present
day India?
Mughal Empire
4. What Empire was located
around the Mediterranean Sea?
The Ottoman Empire
5. What empire was in Africa?
Songhai Empire
6. What empire was located on
the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mayan Empire
7. What empire was between
the Ottoman Empire and the
Mughal Empire?
Persia
8. What empire was on the
west coast of South America
and had a coastline on the
Pacific Ocean?
Inca Empire
9. What empire was located in
the south of Mexico?
Aztec Empire
RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance was the “rebirth”
of classical knowledge. This was
known as the “birth” of the
modern world.
New intellectual and artistic ideas
that developed during the
Renaissance marked the
beginning of the modern
world.
Classical Greek and Roman
works influenced Renaissance
artists and thinkers.
The Renaissance movement began
in Italy and spread to northern
Europe.
Spread from Italy to
northern Europe
Began in Italy
Accomplishments in the
visual arts
Michelangelo – painted the Sistine
Chapel and sculpted la Peita and David
Accomplishments in the visual arts
Leonardo da Vinci – painted the Mona
Lisa and the Last Supper
Accomplishments in literature
Shakespeare – Northern
Renaissance playwright, used
history in his plays. Wrote many
sonnets.
Accomplishments in intellectual
ideas
Erasmus – Most famous humanist;
renowned for his ideas on humanism
WORLD RELIGIONS
By the 1500s A.D. the five world
religions had spread to many
areas of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Judaism
This religion was concentrated in
Europe and the Middle East and
did not spread far from its place of
origin.
Christianity
This religion was concentrated in
Europe and the Middle East but
spread to the Western Hemisphere as
the New World was colonized.
Islam
This religion was concentrated in
parts of Asia, Africa, and
southern Europe.
Hinduism
This religion is concentrated in India
and part of Southeast Asia and
did not spread far from its place
of origin.
Buddhism
This religion was located in East and
southeast Asia.
Asoka missionaries were
instrumental in causing
Buddhism to spread from India
to China.
Present Day World Religions
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
MAJOR TRADE
ROUTES
By 1500, regional trade
patterns had developed that
linked Africa, the Middle East,
Asia, and Europe.
Trade routes allowed the
exchange of products and
ideas between cultures.
By 1500 A. D., technological and
scientific advancements had been
exchanged among cultures of the
world.
China contributed paper, the
compass, exquisite silk, and
fine porcelain to the cultural
exchange with other empires.
Textiles and the numeral
system were contributed by
India and the Middle East.
Scientific transfer occurred
between the cultures in
medicine, astronomy, and
mathematics.
Trans-Saharan routes across
North Africa
Routes cross
the Sahara
Dessert
Gold and
salt were
traded
Major
trade
route in
Africa
Maritime routes across the Indian
Ocean
Routes
crossed the
Indian
Ocean
Textiles and spices were traded.
Silk roads across Asia to the
Mediterranean basin
Routes crossed
Asia toward the
Mediterranean
Sea
Spices, silk, and porcelain were traded.
South China Sea and lands of
Southeast Asia
Routes were in
the China Sea
Spices were traded
Western Europe sea and river
trade
Routes crossed
the
Mediterranea
n Sea and
Rhine River
Northern European links with
the Black Sea
Danube
River to the
Black Sea
1. Who was the intellectual
thinker that promoted ideas of
humanism?
Erasmus
2. What trade route was located in
the Sahara Desert where the
Songhai Empire was located?
The Trans-Saharan route
3. Which religion spread to the
New World?
Christianity
4. The Asoka missionaries helped to
spread ___________Buddhism
from India to
China.
5. Who was the famous
Renaissance poet and playwright
from Northern Europe?
Shakespeare
6. Where did the Renaissance
begin?
Italy
Where did it spread from here?
Northern Europe
7. What influenced Renaissance
artists and thinkers?
Classical Greek and Roman
works
8. Why were the trade routes
important?
They allowed for exchange of
ideas, products, and
advancements among the
various cultures.
9. What famous artist painted
the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci