1. Aztec Empire (southernmost portion of Mexico)
Incan Empire (map on p. 144)
Some of the major states and empires in the Western Hemisphere included:
Songhai Empire (southernmost portion of Mauritania; all of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, northernmost portion of Guinea, Mali, westernmost portion of Niger)
Mughal Empire (map on p. 83)
China
Persia (info on p. 552)
Ottoman Empire (map on p. 353)
Russia
Spain
France
England
Some of the major states and empires in the Eastern Hemisphere included:
Directions: Using the map and key on the back of this page, label (and color) all of the major states and empires listed below. States and empires that cannot be found on a current world political map have textbook page references indicating “map” or “info.” In instances where a map of the state/empire is available in your textbook, “map” is noted along with the page number on which the map may be found; when a map is not available, “info” is noted along with a page number on which you may find information telling you where the state/empire was located. If no note is made after the state/empire, you may use either your textbook or an atlas to help you locate the state/empire. You also need to label the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Background Information: By 1500 A.D. (C.E.), major states and empires had developed in various regions of the world. Some of these major states and empires are listed below. Look over the list and you will notice some of the states are major players in the world today; others can no longer be found on a current world political map.
SOL: WHII.2a
World History 10
The World in 1500: Part 2
Name: ________________________________

2. __________________ Hemisphere __________________ Hemisphere
World History 10
SOL: WHII.2a
Incan Empire
England
Russia
China
Aztec Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
France
Songhai Empire
Spain
Persia

3. - Scientific transfers including medicine, astronomy, and mathematics
- India and the Middle East: Textiles and numeral system
- China: Paper, the compass, silk, and porcelain
2. Certain areas of the world were responsible for unique advancements. On the below map, draw each of the advancements attributed to a specific place.
- Sahara Desert - Black Sea - South China Sea - China - India
- AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST - ASIA - EUROPE - Mediterranean Sea - Indian Ocean
1. Label all of the locations on the below map. (Please note that continents or regions are labeled in CAPITAL letters and should be written the same way on the map.)
Directions
By 1500 A.D. (C.E.), regional trade patterns had developed that linked Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. These trade patterns were important because they allowed for the exchange of products and ideas. By 1500, technological and scientific advancements had been exchanged among the cultures of the world.
Background Information
SOL: WHII.2d-e
World History 10
The World in 1500: Part 3
Name: ________________________________
3. On the opposite side of this page, you will find six maps, each labeled with a specific regional trade pattern that existed in Please draw each regional trade pattern on the corresponding map.

4. Western European sea and river trade
Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
Silk Roads across Asia to the Mediterranean Sea
World History 10
SOL: WHII.2d-e
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Northern European links with the Black Sea
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

5. Name: ________________________________
Directions: Using the attached maps, mark the location of each of the five world religions in on the first map and in contemporary times on the second map. Create a colored key to assist you in showing the religions’ locations. Please note that some religions share the same area; therefore, you will need to account for this when creating your colored key. (Note: Unless you find a map that shows that precise location of each of the world religions in 1500, you will not be perfect labeling your map. That’s okay! The point of this exercise is to understand generally where each of the world’s major religions were located in 1500.)
Background Information: By 1500 A.D. (C.E.), the five world religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism had spread to many areas of the Eastern Hemisphere.
SOL: WHII.2c
World History 10
The World in 1500: Part 1
Name: ________________________________

6. World History 10
SOL: WHII.2c

7. World History 10
SOL: WHII.2c