Unit 3: Land-Based Empires

Era 2: 450-1750 CE

You'll begin your study of the period c. 1450–c. 1750 with an exploration of the empires that held power over large contiguous areas of land.

• Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.

• Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires.

On The Exam

12%–15% of exam score

Empires to know:

Manchu Empire

Ottoman Empire

Safavid Empire

Mughal Empire

Tokugawa Shogunate

Incan Empire

Aztec Empire

vocabulary and terms:

Unit 3.1 Empires Expand

Unit 3.2 Empires: Administration