Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)

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Analyze the rise and expansion of land-based empires.

1. • Understand the factors that contributed to the rise of land-based empires, including military strategies, political organization, and economic foundations.

   • Examine the geographic expansion of major empires such as the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Ming, Qing, Russian, and Tokugawa shogunate.

   • Evaluate the role of gunpowder and military technology in empire-building.

Examine the administrative structures and governance of land-based empires.

1. • Identify the methods used by empires to consolidate and maintain control over diverse populations and vast territories.

   • Understand the administrative divisions, bureaucracies, and legal systems implemented by different empires.

   • Assess the role of taxation, tribute systems, and state policies in sustaining imperial economies.

Evaluate the cultural policies and religious practices of land-based empires.

1. • Explore how empires used religion and ideology to legitimize their rule and integrate diverse populations.

   • Analyze the ways in which empires promoted cultural flourishing through patronage of the arts, literature, and architecture.

   • Investigate the role of religious tolerance and intolerance in maintaining or disrupting imperial stability.

Understand the economic foundations and trade practices of land-based empires.

1. • Examine the economic policies and practices that supported the wealth and sustainability of empires, such as agriculture, trade, and industry.

   • Analyze the impact of internal and external trade networks on the economy and society of empires.

   • Assess the role of state monopolies, mercantilism, and economic regulations in shaping imperial economies.

Analyze the social hierarchies and labor systems in land-based empires.

1. • Understand the social structures and class systems within different empires, including the roles of elites, commoners, and enslaved people.

   • Explore the labor systems that supported imperial economies, such as serfdom, indentured servitude, and slavery.

   • Assess the impact of social mobility, patronage, and clientage on the stability and development of empires.

Evaluate the causes and effects of conflict and diplomacy among land-based empires.

1. • Identify the key conflicts and wars involving land-based empires, and analyze their causes and outcomes.

   • Examine the diplomatic relationships and alliances between empires, and assess their impact on regional and global politics.

   • Understand the role of military technology, strategy, and logistics in the successes and failures of empires.

Understand the environmental impact of land-based empires.

1. • Analyze the ways in which empires altered their environments through agriculture, urbanization, and resource extraction.

   • Evaluate the environmental consequences of imperial expansion, including deforestation, soil depletion, and changes in land use.

   • Investigate the ways in which empires managed and responded to environmental challenges and crises.

Examine the causes and consequences of empire decline and transformation.

1. • Understand the internal and external factors that contributed to the decline and collapse of land-based empires.

   • Analyze the impact of economic troubles, political corruption, social unrest, and external pressures on the stability of empires.

   • Explore the legacy of land-based empires and their transformation into modern states or their absorption by other powers.