5. “Things” to compare . . .
Use of a strong military to
◦ Give specific examples
Motives – Reasons to conquer new lands
Religion (All of them, except China)
Land Empires vs. Maritime Empires/Regional vs.
Global
Conquering established societies vs. creating a whole
new society
Government backed expansion vs. some merchant
involvement
Colonization
Treatment of conquered peoples
6. S-New social structures and ethnic groups/slave
trade (mulattoes, mestizos)
P-New types of political structures/colonies
(how to incorporate conquered people, local
elites in government, bureaucracy)
I-Demographic and Environmental impact (The
Great Dying/Disease, The Columbian
Exchange, Plantations)
C-Religion-pressure to convert or religious
tolerance, Cultural diffusion or cultural
separation
E-new trade routes, plantation economies, some
areas became more wealthy, while others
became impoverished
