1 Bellringer Name the 3 time periods we’ve studied so far with their dates and major developments.Name the 3 time periods we’ve studied so far with their dates and major developments. DatesNameDevelopment 1= 2= 3=

2 a look back at Post-Classical history Take a few minutes to complete the handoutTake a few minutes to complete the handout 1.Developments? 2.What if? 3.Sorting Civilizations

What does it mean to be modern? 1450 CE – 1750 CE Late Agrarian Age Early Modern Period 3 Classical 1450 CE – 1750 CE Ancient 1750 CE10,000 BCE1000 BCE Postclassical

4 CONTINUITIES: “Late Agrarian Era” Empire building remains importantEmpire building remains important – –Although now by gunpowder Regional cultures largely intactRegional cultures largely intact – –Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam Inequality remainsInequality remains – –Privileged Kings & aristocrats, male dominance as natural Economic production intactEconomic production intact – –Handicraft manufacturing – –Rural peasants, not urban workers, are primary producers

5 Triggers for Big Change New technologyNew technology – –Guns, Maritime technology, Printing press Christian fear of Muslim expansionChristian fear of Muslim expansion – –Ottoman capture of Constantinople causes European exploration to circumnavigate Mid-East Reaction to Western European encroachment in Afro-EurasiaReaction to Western European encroachment in Afro-Eurasia

6 BIG CHANGES: “Early Modern Era” 1.Discovery of New World & more international contact – –Slave trade, global silver trade, spread of Christianity 2.Greater focus on science 3.Population growth – –Doubles between 1400 & More commercial economies – –Producing for distant markets rather than local

“Early Modern”? Use of term, early modern, implies an additional “Big Change”: 5.Shifting Power Alignment – W. Europe – –Sometimes referred to as “Great Divergence” Consider the evidence… To what extent would you characterize 1450 to 1750 as the Great Divergence? What is the best label for this shifting power alignment? – –Rise of West? Decline of East? European dominance? Europe catching up to dominant East? Global equilibrium? Great Divergence?

Shifting Power toward W. Europe Read pg. 354, “In Depth: Causation & West’s Expansion” –If you had to choose a single determinism (cultural, political, or technological) as basic to Western expansion, which would you choose?

Shifting Power Alignment – A Long View BCE – 1000 BCE: Civilization-Ancient Period BCE – 600 CE: Empires & durable cultures CE – 1450 CE: Consolidation; –China, India, Middle East CE – 1750 CE: Transition; –China & Europe equal but Europe in driver’s seat CE – 1914 CE: European era; –Industrialization & the great divergence CE – present: American century & core’s declining advantages

1450 CE – 1750 CE Era of Global Interaction! 10 Classical 1450 CE – 1750 CE Ancient 1750 CE10,000 BCE1000 BCE Postclassical