Imperialism Notes, Ap World History

AP WORLD HISTORYFALL SEMESTER 2022INSTRUCTOR: [email protected] Transformations 1450-1750Putin does want a return of the Russian empire ; seized Crimea and began pressuring Ukraine (now in a war w/ Ukraine) Memories of earlier empires continue to shape understanding of current events + inspire actions in the presentImperialist is more often used as an insult now instead of a point of pride1450-1750 empire building was a global processAmericas - Aztecs + Incas flourished before being incorporated into rival Spanish, Portuguese, British, French & Dutch empires Old societies were destroyed and new ones flourished as Native Americans, Europeans, & Africans had sustained contact w/ each other for the first time Russians began expanding into Siberia & became the world’s largest land empire, spanning most of Eurasia Qing dynasty China penetrated deep into Central Asia, doubling the size of the country and incorporating millions of non-Chinese people who practiced Islam, Buddhism, or animistic religionsTurkish Ottoman empire established in West Asia - was a religious threat to ChristendomEuropean Empires in the AmericasWestern European empires were distinct because they were across the worldSpanish focused their empire building in the Caribbean - turned