HIST 1082 : Part 9 -- got 92% in the course!
Document Summary
11/14/12: portuguese were able to sail around africa and control route around it, happy there was continental land mass between europe and asia known as new. Construction of capital city, isfahan, is greatest: after 1722, safavid empire was economically ineffective due to various problems, mughal empire emerged in same political fragmentation in present day pakistan, Northern india, etc: result of ravages of tamurlane. First mughal ruler was descendent of tamurlane and genghis khan = Babur: babur was first hired as a mercenary soldier but he took over with large army, mughal empires profited as a result of european trade. Showing dominance with large armada but withdrew from world scene to focus on internal problems: temporary, massive internal economy boomed, continued to manufacture silk and products that world wanted and traded with. Export trade was insignificant compared to china"s internal economy: needed to import silver, adopted a silver currency and chinese mandated that all tax payments be paid in silver.
