Governance GOV A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
KC-4.3.II - Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.
KC-4.3.II.B - Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; the Mughal in South and Central Asia; the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East.
KC-4.3.III.i - Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.
Unit 3: Learning Objective A: Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.
Governance GOV A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
KC-4.3.I.C - Recruitment and use of bureaucratic elites, as well as the development of military professionals, became more common among rulers who wanted to maintain centralized control over their populations and resources.
KC-4.3.I.A - Rulers continued to use religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture to legitimize their rule.
KC-4.3.I.D - Rulers used tribute collection, tax farming, and innovative tax-collection systems to generate revenue in order to forward state power and expansion.
Unit 3: Learning Objective B: Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450 to 1750.
Cultural Developments and Interactions CDI The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
KC-4.1.VI.i - The Protestant Reformation marked a break with existing Christian traditions and both the Protestant and Catholic reformations contributed to the growth of Christianity.
KC-4.1.VI.ii - Political rivalries between the Ottoman and Safavid empires intensified the split within Islam between Sunni and Shi’a.
KC-4.1.VI.iii - Sikhism developed in South Asia in a context of interactions between Hinduism and Islam.
Unit 3: Learning Objective C: Explain continuity and change within the various belief systems during the period from 1450 to 1750.
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
KC-4.1 - The interconnection of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres made possible by transoceanic voyaging, transformed trade and had a significant social impact on the world.
KC-4.3 - Empires achieved increased scope and influence around the world, shaping and being shaped by the diverse populations they incorporated.
Unit 3: Learning Objective D: Compare the methods by which various empires increased their influence from 1450 to 1750.