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2. CRISES AND RECOVERY IN AFRO-EURASIA, 1300–1500
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Chapter 11
CRISES AND RECOVERY IN AFRO-EURASIA,
1300–1500

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4. Plague Victim. The plague was highly contagious and after a series of grotesque symptoms, quickly resulted in death. Here the physician and his helper (left) cover their noses, most likely in attempt to block out the unbearable stench emanating from the patient’s boils.
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5. MAP 11.1 | The Spread of the Black Death
The Black Death was an Afro-Eurasian pandemic of the fourteenth century.
• What was the origin point of the Black Death?
• What were the main trade routes that allowed the Black Death to spread across Afro-Eurasia?
• Can you explain why certain parts of Afro-Eurasia were more severely affected than others?
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6. Sources: Ole J. Benedictow, The Black Death, 1346–1353: The Complete History (2004); Michael Dols, The Black Death in the Middle East (1974); Colin McEvedy and Richard Jones, Atlas of World Population History (1978). Ping-ti Ho, Studies on the Population of China, 1368–1953 (1959).
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7. MAP 11.2 | The Ottoman Empire, 1300–1566
This map charts the expansion of the Ottoman state from the time of its founder, Osman, through the reign of Suleiman, the empire’s most illustrious ruler.
• Identify the earliest part of the empire under Osman. Then identify all the areas of conquest under Suleiman. Against whom did the Ottomans fight between the years 1326 and 1566?
• What were the geographic limits of the empire?
• According to your reading, how did Ottoman rulers promote unity among such a diverse population?
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8. The Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople. The use of heavy artillery in the fifty three day siege of Constantinople was instrumental to the Ottoman victory. At the center of this Turkish miniature is one such cannon, possibly of Hungarian origin, which required hundreds of men and oxen to transport and secure outside the city walls.
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9. The Suleymaniye Mosque
The Suleymaniye Mosque. Built by Sultan Suleiman to crown his achievements, the Suleymaniye Mosque was designed by the architect Sinan to dominate the city and to have four tall minarets from which the faithful were called to prayer.
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10. The Topkapi Palace. A view of the inner courtyard of the seraglio, where the sultan and his harem lived.
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11. The Devshirme. A miniature painting from 1558 depicts the devshirme system of taking non-Muslim children from their families in the Balkan Peninsula as a human tribute in place of cash taxes, which the poor region could not pay. The children were educated in Ottoman Muslim ways and prepared for service in the sultan’s civil and military bureaucracy.
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12. MAP 11.3 | The Safavid Empire, 1500–1722
The Safavid Empire rose to prominence alongside the Ottoman state.
• Locate the area where it originated. With which empire did the Safavids fight the most battles?
• Why were most of the battles limited to the regions of Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Mesopotamia?
• What were the geographical and political limits on the growth of the Safavid Empire?
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13. Raid on Delhi. Timur’s swift raid on Delhi in 1398 was notable for the death and destruction it caused. This sixteenth-century miniature captures the plunder and violence.
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14. Map 11.4 | The Mughal Empire, 1530
Compare the Mughal state with the other major Asian empires of this period, notably the Ottoman, Safavid, and Ming states (see Maps 11.2, 11.3, and 11.6).
• What geographic characteristic distinguished the Mughal state at this time from the others?
• Where in the landmass did the new state arise, and what effect do you think its place of origin had on the nature of Mughal rule?
• Based on their geographic location, to what religious traditions did the Mughals need to be sensitive?
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15. Peasant Revolts. Long before the French Revolution, European peasants vented their anger against their noble masters. Lacking armaments and supplies, they usually lost—as this image of the brutal suppression of the French Jacquerie of 1358 depicts.
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16. • Why do you think one state was the scene for so many battles?
Map 11.5 | Europe, 1400–1500
Europe was a region divided by dynastic rivalries during the fifteenth century.
• Locate the most powerful regional dynasties on the map: Portugal, Castile, Aragon, France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire. In what country did the heaviest fighting occur?
• Why do you think one state was the scene for so many battles?
• On the basis of this map, predict which European territories and polities would become powerful in subsequent centuries, and which would not.
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17. Renaissance Masterpieces
Renaissance Masterpieces. Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (above) depicts Christ’s disciples reacting to his announcement that one of them will betray him. Michelangelo’s David (right) stands over thirteen feet high and was conceived as an expression of Florentine civic ideals.
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18. Pernoud, Régine and Marie-Véronique Clin, Joan of Arc: Her Story, trans. Jeremy Adams (1999).
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19. The Forbidden City. The Yongle Emperor relocated the capital to Beijing, where he began the construction of the Forbidden City, or imperial palace. The palace was designed to inspire awe in all who saw it.
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20. Chinese Irrigation. Farmers in imperial China used sophisticated devices to extract water for irrigation, as depicted in this illustration from the Yuan Mongol period.
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21. Ming Deities. A pantheon of deities worshipped during the Ming, demonstrating the rich religious culture of the period.
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22. Map 11.6 | Ming China, 1500s
The Ming state was one of the largest empires at this time—and the most populous. It had a long seacoast and even longer internal borders.
• What were the two Ming capitals, and what were the three main seaport trading cities?
• According to the map, where did the Ming rulers expect the greatest threat to their security?
• How did the Ming rulers view foreign contact and exchange during this period?
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23. Zheng He’s Ship. A testament to centuries of experience in shipbuilding and maritime activities, the largest ship in Zheng He’s armada in the early fifteenth century was about five times the length of Columbus’s Santa Maria (pictured next to Zheng’s ship) and had nine times the capacity in terms of tonnage. It had nine staggered masts and twelve silk sails, all designed to demonstrate the grandeur of the Ming Empire.
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24. Map 11.7 | Voyages of Zheng He, 1405–1433
Zheng He’s voyages are some of the most famous in world history. Many have speculated about how history might be different if the Chinese emperors had allowed the voyages to continue.
• For how many years did Zheng’s voyages go on?
• How far did Zheng go?
• Why did Chinese expeditions not have the same impact as European voyages of exploration toward the end of the fifteenth century?
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