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Time Period of Major Empires (1200–1450)

Includes Song China, Abbasid Caliphate, Delhi Sultanate, Mongol Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Mali Empire, Feudal Japan, and Feudal Europe.

Ottoman Empire

Prominent empire emerging in the 1450–1750 period, known for extensive territorial expansion.

Mughals

An empire in India during the 1450–1750 period that significantly influenced culture and governance.

Decolonization

The process occurring after WWII where empires like Britain and France collapsed in Africa and Asia.

Silk Roads

Trade routes active mainly before 1450, crucial for commerce before the rise of gunpowder empires.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures that began after 1492 following Columbus's voyage.

Industrialization and the Ottomans

Indicates that the Ottoman decline coincided with the onset of the Industrial Age.

Meiji Japan

The period starting in 1868 characterized by rapid modernization and industrialization in Japan.

Berlin Conference

The 1884 meeting that regulated European colonization and trade in Africa, formalizing imperial claims.

Cold War

The period after WWII characterized by geopolitical tension between the USSR and Western powers.