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AP World
Mr. Colden
Winter 2013
Making a Russian Empire and
Asian Empires
The Steppes and Siberia: The Making of a Russian Empire
Russia
Russia
Expanded both East and WestLands to the South Lands to the East
Western ExpansionPoles, Germans, Ukrainians, Belorussian, Baltic
PeopleTo Be Continued…
Background
State Sponsored Private interests
Expansion Process
ConquestTribute = “Yasak”
SableDevastating epidemicsConversion to Christianity
Russian Settlers Overwhelming numbers went to Siberia Effect of AgricultureRussian Assimilation
Experiencing the Russian Empire
Multiethnic Empire Wealth of Empire GeographyPolitical
Russians and Empire
Asian Empires
Chinese Empire
BackgroundFailed opportunity to create an empireQing Dynasty 1644 – 1912
ExpansionMotivatorsExpansion as form of Conquest
Areas ruled separately Long-Term Significance
Transformation of Central Asia
Making China an Empire
The Mughal Empire
BackgroundReligious Considerations
Akbar = Most famous ruler Religious toleration
Encouraged Cultural and Learning
Muslims and Hindus in the Mughal Empire
Shayk Ahmad Sirhindi Objected to cultural synthesis Wanted to impose Sharia
Emperor Aurangzeb Response to Aurangzeb
Muslim Opposition
Ottoman Empire
Ottomans in Anatolia90% Conversion to Islam
Ottomans in Balkans81% remained ChristianResembled Akbar’s PolicisDEVSHIRME
Ottoman Empire
Athena will you go to
formal with me?
