Compare And Contrast The Spanish Maritime Empires

During the time in between the Middle Ages and today 's age, the once Gunpowder Empires dominated and stretched over three continents; India, Turkey, and Iran. The Gunpowder Empires consisted of The Ottoman Empire of Turkey, The Safavid Empire of Iran and The Mughal Empire of India. Each empire had some similarities as well as differences in certain parts of their evolutions and declines. All three empires were ruled in an well-organized and Islamic government with devoted officials. Their religion was dominant because for each empire it gave structure and played larger roles in their governmental systems. Because of their abilities to expand through their armies, each empire was able to exercise a dominant influence over the lands they conquered. Although they were similar in some aspects, they differed in others. Though each empires’ rise and fall there were some differences that played different roles in each empire’s history. The rise and fall of the Gunpowder Empires can be best described as an “arch” shape due to their rise through expansion and conquering, apex of power and control over vast amounts of people and lands, as well as their later decentralized governments that led to their declines.

During the Early Modern Era, from 1450-1750 CE, there were several empires quickly emerging, such as the Spanish, Russian, Qing China, Ottoman and Mughal empires. The growth of empires were reliant on the use of gunpowder that had originated from China. The motive for growth the desire for prosperity that resulted in a multiethnic and multicultural empire in newly conquered places. Specifically for the Spanish and Russian empires, both had strong expansion and cultural impacts in their regions. One similarity between the Spanish and Russian empires was their relentless advocation of Christianity. However, some differences between them were their perspectives on social stratification and economic resources.

The Spanish and Aztec empires; both powerful empires in their regions during the 15th and 16th centuries had many differences as well as similarities in their daily lives. They experienced these similarities and differences in their daily lives from leadership, religious practices, and social hierarchy. This essay will compare those similarities and differences.

During this time period a nation’s wealth and power can be measured by the amount of land in which they possess. For example, Spain controlled a vast empire that stretched from modern California to Peru . The Spanish Empire was so vast that it had rivaled that of Ancient Rome. Although unlike the British and French, Spain established an empire of towns, and modern day Mexico City served as the center of Spanish control. Along with establishing the first university in the new world, Spain also established St. Augustine and Santa Fe as response to the British and French expansion efforts.

The three colonial empires of Portugal, Spain, and England were the most dominate in the fight for land in the Americas. While the motivations for these three colonial empires were similar and all of the Native Americans and/or Africans saw the Spanish Portuguese and English as one brutally similar people, economic differences between the three of them would ensure that their colonies would develop in dramatically unique ways.

1). The Nations of Europe sought to expand their empire because they were on the verge of overpopulation.Between 1550 and 1600 the population grew from three million to four million people. Also, England and Spain were at a war for power. The Spanish attempts at colonizing the New World had been extremely successful, for they had gained both wealth and power. The English did not see such success, as their ships would crash, be lost to the seas, or their colonization efforts would cease to be useful. Through the Spaniards control over the Americas they had gained a massive naval army, noted as the Spanish Armada. The Spanish attempt to invade England in 1588 failed which lead to the beginning of the fall of the Spanish empire in the New World.

Throughout history there has been times when empire building and expansion were very popular. During the Early Modern Era, from 1450-1750, this occurred a lot. The European, Russian, Chinese, Mughal and, Ottoman empires were all being built around the same time. An empire is a group of states or countries under one supreme ruler. When the empire is divided by an ocean or has part of it distant from the other, the part away from the mainland is known as a colony and the homeland is the Mother Country.

As these empires started expanding they gained new things. They gained new land, goods, services, people, food, animals, and more. With these things the empires became stronger and more powerful. They gained animals such as the Turkey. They gained foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, squash, pineapples, peppers, cassava, cocao beans, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, beans, and vanilla. With more options of food it was easier to get food making it easier to things instead of worrying about getting food. They also exported food which was good for their economy. With gaining this they gained more power. This gaining of power was something all empires wanted, this is why they built their

As a small island country with a strong sense of superiority to natives, Britain focused more on establishing permanent settlements for its booming population rather than religious conversion of natives or diplomacy in its colonization of the New World. This bled into the American ideals of western expansion and disregard for those who stand in their way.

While Britain’s colonies flourished in America, Spain’s floundered. The colonies focused on searching for gold, converting the Native Americans to Catholicism, didn’t export from the colonies, and kept to themselves. The French and British colonies were successful, doing nearly the exact opposite, so France and Britain grew more powerful than Spain and the Netherlands. The colonies in America were important money-makers for the warring countries, and were soon squeezed for the profit.

The strong military force of both the Russian and Spanish empire helped them in their conquest of other lands by allowing them to conquer the settled people of a land, and take control of more land and expand their empire size. The Spanish conquistadors and their army of men conquered overseas land and used their advanced technology such as gunpowder to aid in their conquest, using this method to

The Aztecs and the Mongols are great examples of successful rises in empires because they both conquered territory and maintained what they earned incredibly well. During 600-1450 CE, the Aztecs and the Mayans may have been on different sides of the world, but they both were interested in conquering territory. The Mongols were fierce fighters and were feared by everyone in their path because of how strong their military force was, so conquering territory for the Mongols was not too difficult of a job. Along with the Mongols, the Aztecs were feared, for the military force of the Aztecs was beyond compare. Although the Mongols and the Aztecs were similar in what they achieved, the way they actually came to achieve it had many similarities and

Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire, many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires, which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world, the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities, as well as many differences in their empire building process.

During the 14th to 16th century, two main empires ruled Spain, the Ottoman and Habsburg empires. Both empires remained standing for hundreds of years before they fell. The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic empire with their population mainly consisting of Muslims. Founded in 1299, they lasted for more than 600 years with more than 30 sultans before they fell. The Habsburg Empire was a Roman Catholic centric empire founded around the 15th century and lasted for more than 400 years. Both the Ottomans and Habsburg allowed minority groups to live in their empire under their government, but had many restrictions that minimized the minority group’s freedom. The minority groups were a big factor in how Habsburg Spain and the Ottomans would maintain their empire. Although each Empire employed religion as a way to maintain their empire, the Ottomans were more successful in maintaining their empire as they used religion to create an army and gain money from the minorities.

Between the 1450 to the 1800 C.E both the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Empire had many differences and similarities, most notably their expansions in the Military, Economy, Politics, and Religion. Within both the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire, the improvement in their military growth was show in their uses of steel weapons and firearms that became more common. However unlike the Spanish the Ottoman’s used Janissary troops, who were dominant in the Ottoman armies.