The Modern Middle East
The Modern Middle East
The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century
Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale, long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east, north Africa, and
South eastern Europe * The second empire to emerge at the beginning of the 16th century was the Safavid Empire (a) Lasted from 1501-1722 (b) Established a state whose boundaries coincided with the boundaries of present day Iran and the population of Persia became adherents of the Shi’i branch of Islam * The third empire to emerge was the Mughal Empire founded in 1526 (a) Stretched from Afghanistan down the Indian sub-continent (b) Was demolished by the British who then made India into a British colony 2. The second event that occurred at the dawn of the early modern period was the commercial revolution in Europe * Trade between Europe and other parts of the world began to increase dramatically * The commercial revolution set off a chain of events that would culminate in the establishment of the modern world economy 3. The final event was he Protestant Reformation 1517 * Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenburg Cathedral in Germany * The Protestant Reformation split Europe into separate Protestant and Catholic kingdoms and principalities ending the idea of a universal Christian state. * Culminated in a series of religious wars * As a result of these wars, Europe divided into political units.
The effects of Modernity in the Middle East
The Middle East underwent wide spread social, economic, and cultural changes that
The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century
Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale, long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east, north Africa, and
South eastern Europe * The second empire to emerge at the beginning of the 16th century was the Safavid Empire (a) Lasted from 1501-1722 (b) Established a state whose boundaries coincided with the boundaries of present day Iran and the population of Persia became adherents of the Shi’i branch of Islam * The third empire to emerge was the Mughal Empire founded in 1526 (a) Stretched from Afghanistan down the Indian sub-continent (b) Was demolished by the British who then made India into a British colony 2. The second event that occurred at the dawn of the early modern period was the commercial revolution in Europe * Trade between Europe and other parts of the world began to increase dramatically * The commercial revolution set off a chain of events that would culminate in the establishment of the modern world economy 3. The final event was he Protestant Reformation 1517 * Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenburg Cathedral in Germany * The Protestant Reformation split Europe into separate Protestant and Catholic kingdoms and principalities ending the idea of a universal Christian state. * Culminated in a series of religious wars * As a result of these wars, Europe divided into political units.
The effects of Modernity in the Middle East
The Middle East underwent wide spread social, economic, and cultural changes that