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WHII.2 - The World in 1500
Major states and empires in the Eastern
Hemisphere
England
France
Spain
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Persia
China
Mughal India
Songhai Empire
Incan Empires
Aztec Empire
Renaissance
Rebirth of classical knowledge; birth of the modern world
Encouraged EDUCATION and LITERATURE
Emphasized SPORTS, ART, and MUSIC
Encouraged the study of HISTORY and SCIENCE
The Renaissance began in Northern Italy due to the number of artists and intellectuals in that region, and spread to the
rest of Europe.
Contributions of the Renaissance
Accomplishments in the visual arts:
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
-Spread of Buddhism
from India to China
and other parts of
Asia, resulting from
Asokas missionaries
and their writings