6. Nationalist revolutions &
European advances led to the
Ottoman Empire losing territory
EX. Independence in the Balkans
Semi-Independence in North Africa
Later British influence in Egypt
23. Chinese Rulers sing-along
-to the tune of “Frere Jacques”?
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Then comes Revolution
Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong
24.
25. Empires that didn’t strike back!
Qing Dynasty of China
(1644 – 1911)
The end of a 4000 years of dynastic
cycles.
Ottoman Empire (1300 – 1918)
600 year old powerhouse fell.
26. Empires that didn’t strike back!
CHANGES
• Economy weakened
• Political Rebellions
• European pressure / takeover
• Social Class changes
27. CAUSES
In both Qing China & the Ottoman
Empire:
• the government resisted economic
change & attempted to maintain preindustrial forms of economic
production
• the leadership underestimated the
growing power of the European nations