HISB31H3 Lecture 15: Lecture 15.pdf
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Via egnatia: used in byzantine empire & assumed to be unused after, used by ottoman empire kept it working, built bridges, inns, etc, in general, allowed rapid & efficient travel. Provincial governors: rome: would be sent to an area to rule, ottomans used circulation, people were moved every couple of years, allowed for skilled & accomplished governors which all came from the same base (devshirme) Educated scholars & teachers: from provincial schools in outer areas to teach at more prestigious schools, circulation of knowledge in different subjects throughout the empire, ottoman as ruling elite. Phillip ii dies: spain is bankrupt by ongoing warfare. Colonial spanish america: ethnic mixing & cultural change , paintings show marital strife & violence as a result of mixed marriage, to discourage intermarriage, conscious that mixing is problematic. The great dying: native americans mainly in the aztec & incan empires suffered from european and african diseases, slowly began recovery in 17th century from this catastrophe.
