9.7 - Ottoman Empire and Ming Dynasty

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Islam, Neo-Confucianism, and Christianity each influenced the development of regions and shaped key centers of power in the world between 1368 and 1683. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty were two powerful states, each with a view of itself and its place in the world.

9.7a Three belief systems influenced numerous, powerful states and empires across the Eastern Hemisphere.
  • Students will map the extent of the Muslim, Neo-Confucian, and Christian realms and compare the relative size and power of these realms ca. 1400.
  • Students will map the extent of the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty at the height of their power.
9.7b The dominant belief systems and the ethnic and religious compositions of the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty affected their social, political, and economic structures and organizations.
  • Students will analyze how the ethnic and religious compositions of the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty were reflected in their political and societal organizations.
9.7c The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had different views of the world and their place in it. Islam under the Ottoman Empire and Neo-Confucianism under the Ming Dynasty influenced the political, economic, military, and diplomatic interactions with others outside of their realm.
  • Students will examine Ming interactions with European traders and Christian missionaries.
  • Students will examine how the Ottomans interacted with Europeans noting the role of Suleiman the Magnificent.

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