Decline of the Ottoman Empire

Based on your understanding of the reading and the videos, take bulleted notes on the following:

• Reasons why the Ottomans lost territory
• Sources of economic decline in the Ottoman Empire
• How the rise of Muhammad Ali in Egypt challenged Ottoman political power
• Successes and failures of Ottoman reforms
• Who supports and who opposes Ottoman reforms and why.
• How Europe benefits from European decline.

China: Ming and Qing Dynasties

Based on your understanding of the reading and the videos, take bulleted notes on the following:

• CCOT: Examples of continuity AND change between period 3 (c. 600-1450 C.E.) and period 4 (c. 1450-1750 C.E.) China

Comparison: Compare how Ming and Qing approached outside governments and cultures.

Gunpowder Empires: Safavid and Mughal Empires

Based on your understanding of the reading and the videos, take bulleted notes on the following:

• Compare political and military power in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires
• Compare degree of religious tolerance in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires
• Compare role of women in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires