This document provides information about several major empires between 1450-1750, including the Russian, Qing/Manchu, Ottoman, and Mughal Empires. It also discusses two types of European empires during this period: land-based empires and maritime empires like the Spanish, Portuguese, British, French, and Dutch. The document outlines some key similarities between how these empires conquered territory and controlled their populations, such as utilizing economic contributions while limiting political power, and maintaining control through professional bureaucracies and militaries. Students are assigned a comparative essay to analyze the similarities and differences in how two empires expanded and the results of their rule.

1. Empires & Encounters
1450-1750
European Maritime Empires
Russian Empire
Qing/Manchu Empire
Mughal Empire
Ottoman Empire

2. Comparative Essay Thurs 1-16
• Analyze the similarities and differences in
how two empires conquered and
controlled their empires.
• Analyze the similarities and differences in
the results of two empires.

3. THE LAND EMPIRES of
EURASIA
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Russian Empire
Qing / Manchu Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire

4. Russian Empire

6. QING / MANCHU DYNASTY

7. Qing/Manchu Dynasty of China

9. Ottoman & Mughal Empires

10. EUROPEAN MARITIME
EMPIRES
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Spanish Empire
Portuguese Empire
British Empire
French Empire
Dutch Empire

12. Spanish Empire 1600s

13. Portuguese Empire 1600s

14. Sugar Colonies

15. Settler Colonies

17. One RESULT of European
Maritime Empires being built…
The Columbian Exchange –
the transfer of plants,
animals, and diseases
between the Americas and
Afro-Eurasia

18. Comparative Essay Thurs 1-16
• Analyze the similarities and differences in
how two empires conquered and
controlled their empires.
• Analyze the similarities and differences in
the results of two empires.

19. SIMILARITIES in these
empires
1450-1750

20. As these empires were built:
• The rulers worked to control ethnic &
religious groups in ways that utilized
their economic contributions while
limiting their ability to challenge the
authority of the government
• Mughal treatment of Hindu subjects
• Chinese treatment of SE Asian merchants
• European promotion of the African slave trade

21. • Governments of these empires used
bureaucrats and professional military
to maintain centralized control over
people & resources – (and limit the
power of the other nobles).
• Ottoman devshirme system & janissaries
• Chinese scholar officials
• European use of merchants or priests as
bureaucrats.