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Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
China
-Neo-Confucianism; Filial Piety, Footbinding civil service tests to determine rank and status
--Developed compass, Gunpowder, Printing, Water Clock -
Period: 1200 to 1368
Mongol Empire
Central Asia
-Ruthless conquerors who used Equestrian tactics and gunpowder to create largest continuous land empire in history.
-Strict laws guaranteed safe passage to merchants along the silk road. -
Period: 1265 to
Mali
West Africa
Vastly wealthy empire through gold attained by acting as the middleman in trade and capturing gold-bearing lands in Africa.
Mansa Musa: Ruled during the peak of Mali Power, often regarded as richest man ever to live. During his pilgrimage to Mecca he distributed so much gold to the extent that it lost significant value in the areas he traveled through. -
Period: 1299 to
Ottoman Empire
Middle East
-Theocratic monarchy of the Sultanate, small ruling class who were slaves to the Sultan. Islam, Gunpowder, Strong Military
-Captured Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire
-Tanzimat Reforms: 1839-1876, modernization, catching up with the west -
Period: 1428 to 1521
Aztec Empire
Central America
-Chinampa farming, 7 crop yields per year, population growth
-Human Sacrifice - to appease gods, possibly for political control
-Expanded through military and tribute system -
Period: 1438 to 1533
Incan Empire
Mesoamerica
-Huge land empire, great roads
-No Writing, used quipu for taxes and such
-Well organized and fairy just bureaucracy
-Conquered by Spanish Explorers led by Francisco Pizarro/ -
Period: 1438 to 1572
Inca Empire
-Really good roads
-Efficient, well built, fair bureaucracy
-Theocratic Monarchy based around Sun God
--Ended by pizzzzzzaro (mean spanish explorer) -
Period: 1453 to
Russian Empire
Russia
-Peter the great forced westernization and modernization, did away with traditional practices (forced guys to cut their beards)
-Prime minister Sergei Yitte worked for fast industrialization of Russia through the support of industries, remodeling of state bank, and most of all through the building of railroads -
Period: 1525 to
Mughal Empire
India
-Muslim leaders, Hindu majority. Ruled very well.
-Akbar greatly expanded territory and worked to improve the status and increase the number of Hindus in high-ranking governmental roles. -
Period: to
Britain
Europe
-Extensive colonial empire, largest non-continuous in history
-Much of land gained from private interests funded by/connected to the crown.
-Gained early success through British East India Company, brought massive profits for Britain through textile and spice trade in India and the East Indies.
-Controlled New Zealand, Australia, parts of North America, South Africa, India, and areas basically everywhere else.