Questions+of+Periodization+from+1450+to+1750

__Continuities__ __Changes__
 * Middle East and Far East still are very powerful. They are called the "gunpowder empires" (Ming China, the Ottomans, Safavids, etc)
 * This is the last unit were the Middle East and the Far East are the dominant areas in the world
 * West starts gaining on the East
 * Renaissance
 * Western Banking
 * Western technology
 * The West's Exploration - started by Spain/Portugal
 * Fragmentation in the east (Isolation in China, Isolation in Japan, the Islamic empire breaks into many little empires)
 * The world got "smaller" (more connected)
 * Americas become part of the global economy
 * Slave Trade
 * Columbian Exchange
 * Mercantilism - Belief that a nation should import very few goods but exports as much as they can. The key was to get as much gold as possible.
 * Trade imbalances

__What Caused these changes?__
 * The west becomes skilled in shipbuilding/sailing and other technology that allows them to explore
 * The west gets involved in the trade of many regions (Africa, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Ocean)
 * Columbian Exchange Chart**
 * **From the New World to the Old World** || **From the Old World to the New World** ||
 * Turkey's || Diseases - Smallpox, Influenza, Measles ||
 * Llamas || Horses ||
 * Corn/Maize || Cattle ||
 * Potatoes || Pigs ||
 * Tobacco || Sheep ||
 * Peanuts || Rice ||
 * Pumpkins || Wheat ||
 * Tomatoes || Bananas ||
 * Avocados || Olives ||

Sources: Princeton Review (Pages 182-7) & [|Chart of the Columbian Exchange]