1. Regional Civilizations (Overview)
This is to help give you some guidelines in your project

2. Ottoman Empire Location
Turkey is center of Empire
Think about the relations they had to maintain to ensure the safety of their empire
Fought with Islamic groups and European Empires constantly
Spans Greece, Turkey, North Africa, Middle East, and the Black Sea

3. Religion and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire
Muslim Empire (seen as unifying force of Ottomans)
Sultans were generally accepting of other religions
Millet – groups of people with similar religion allowed to live and worship freely together – can govern and tax themselves
Subjects of Empire were called Reaya
One could move up or down the social ladder based on merit and judgment

4. Government and Cultural Achievements
Sultan was head of Government (Monarch with absolute power)
Second in command were called Grand Viziers
Army is known as Janissaries
Christian slaves from Europe (converted to Islam)
Special soldiers to Sultan (served for life)
Golden Age
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
Brought Ottomans to height of power
Seen as the Golden Age of Ottoman Empire
Had earlier Persian influence
Starts to create a unique Ottoman or “Turkish” culture

5. Mughal India : Location and Religion
Location North India
Came from Central Asia into India
Claimed to be descendants of the Mongols (Name comes from Persian word for Mongols)
Was formerly a Hindu region
Mughal conquerors bring Islam to region
Tolerant of all religions
New Religion forms
Sikh (combines Hinduism and Islam)

6. Mughal India: Government and Foreign Relations
Battled with Persians constantly
Mughals greatly grew India's economy
India had many beautiful resources that eventually attracted Europeans to them
Eventually power struggles between rival Indian powers allowed Europeans to take over India ports and markets
British interest in Indian Textiles
Rulers: Babur, Akbar and Shah Jahan
Government restructured taxes
Ruled with absolute power but respected local Raj put rulers
Intermarried with local leaders to gain trust and respect

7. Mughal India: Cultural Achievements and Daily Life
Taj Mahal
Mughal India: Cultural Achievements and Daily Life
Built by Shah Jahan for his wife that passed away
Blended Persian, Islam and Hindu styles in to their lives and art
Developed literature in Hindu and Urdu languages (common vernacular)

8. Imperial China (Ming Dynasty)
No official religion
Believed in Confucianism
Pushed out foreign influences and restored Chinese beliefs into society
Location (Modern day China
Took back China from Mongol rule
Created large empire that spanned the majority of modern day China

9. Imperial China (Foreign Relations and Government)
Wanted to be self sufficient
Viewed outsiders as inferior (Europeans)
Had overland trade routes through central Asia and Russia (Silk Road)
Did not want European powers to come into China
European powers slowly arrive and eventually force their way into China
Restored Confucian order to social classes
Reinstituted civil service exams
Wanted to restore China’s past glory
Strengthened China’s Great Wall to keep out invaders
Did not invest in sea travel and trade

10. Imperial China (Daily Life and Cultural Achievements)
Family life very important (Confucius values)
Resurgence in study of classic literature and art (like the Renaissance)
Increase of people living in cities lead to rise in popular culture (poems, books, plays in common language)
Restored the glory of Ancient China (Han Dynasty)
Forbidden palace – symbol of Chinese isolation

11. Shogun Japan China’s culture had influenced Japan
Yet Japan become more and more isolationist to limit foreign influences
An era when military leaders called Shoguns ran the country
Emperors very weak and feeble

12. Shogun Japan Japan eventually fell into a feudal society
Yet power was centralized into Shogun’s hands
Tokugawa Shoguns weakened local rulers and did not allow them to fight
Japan remained peaceful and stable for over 200 years
Closed door to foreign relations
Closed off sea trade with all other nations
Wanted to be self-sufficient
Portuguese brought guns and Christianity
Jesuits converted almost 300,000 Japanese
Shoguns stopped that and saw it as a threat to Japanese way of life

13. Shogun Japan
Similar social class order as Chinese (warriors at top instead)
Social class determined by birth
Samurai were born into their role and heavily controlled by Shoguns
Used salaries instead having locals pay Samurai
Other social groups began to rise as the rise of cities took place
Artisans and Merchants became very wealthy
Growth in cities led to a rise in popular culture
City residents became more encouraged to participate in art, plays, literature