HSCS Global History II
Unit 1: The World ca. 1750
10.1 THE WORLD ca. 1750: The world ca. 1750 was marked by powerful Eurasian states and empires, coastal African kingdoms, and growing European maritime empires. The interaction of these states, empires, and kingdoms disrupted regional trade networks and influenced the development of new global trade networks.
(Standards: 2, 3, 5; Themes: ID, GEO, GOV, EXCH)
10.1a Powerful Eurasian states and empires faced and responded to challenges in the 1700s.
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 Students will examine the development of the Mughal Empire and the development of Sikhism.
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 Students will compare and contrast the Mughal Empire and the Ottoman Empire in 1750 in terms of religious and ethnic tolerance, political organization, and commercial activity noting changes and continuities.
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 Students will examine efforts to unify, stabilize, and centralize Japan under the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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 Students will compare and contrast the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan with France under the rule of the Bourbon Dynasty, looking at the role of Edo and Paris/Versailles, attempts to control the daimyo and nobles, and the development of bureaucracies.