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Assignment:
Answer the following questions in paragraphs of no less than 8 to ten sentences each.
1. What technology was used to help imperial expansion of land-based empires from 1450 to 1750?
2. How did trade help imperial expansion in both hemispheres of this period?
3. What political and religious disputes took place during this time period that led to rivalries and conflicts between states?
4. What were the changes and continuities in Christianity during this time period?
5. What political rivalries took place between the Ottoman and Safavid empires that intensified the split within Islam between Sunni and Shi'a?
6. What was Sikhism, where did it develop and how did it interact with Hinduism and Islam?
7. How did the empires of this period increase their influence from 1450-1750? Think of each of the areas studied here: Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia
8. What led to the interconnectedness of the Eastern and Western hemispheres? How was it made possible?
9. How did political and religious disputes lead to rivalries and conflicts?
10. What religions expanded as empires did the same during this period? What syncretic belief systems and practices emerged?