HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Yongle Encyclopedia, Herding, Sonni Ali
28 Apr 2019
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Australia, siberia, parts of africa and the americas. Australia and northwest coast of north america. North america, africa (south of equator), south america, se asia. Turkic warrior timur (timerlane) tried to restore the mongol empire ca. His army devastated russia, persia, and india. Died in 1405 while preparing invasion of china. His successors kept control of area b/t persia and afghanistan for 100 years. Timur"s conquest was the last great military success of central asian nomads. Possibly the most prosperous civilizations of it time. Pop began to rise again in 1450. State building but fragmented with many independent states. Greater naturalism in art da vinci, raphael, michelangelo. Europeans were seeking wealth, converts, and allies. Chinese voyages ended european ones increased. China had everything it needed/europeans wanted more. Ottoman empire lasted from 14th to 20th century. Anatolia, eastern europe, middle east, north african coast. Sultans claimed the title caliph and the legacy of the abbasids.
