Step 18 of 54
Comparison Table: Major Empires in 1750
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<p><b>Empire</b></p>
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<p><b>Government</b></p>
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<p><b>Dominant Religion</b></p>
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<p><b>Economy</b></p>
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<p><b>Status in 1750</b></p>
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<p>Ottoman</p>
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<p>Sultanate (absolute)</p>
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<p>Sunni Islam (millet system)</p>
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<p>Trade hub between Asia and Europe</p>
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<p>Declining from peak</p>
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<p>Mughal</p>
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<p>Emperor (absolute)</p>
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<p>Islam ruling Hindu majority</p>
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<p>Agriculture, textiles, spices</p>
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<p>Rapid decline</p>
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<p>Qing</p>
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<p>Emperor with Confucian bureaucracy</p>
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<p>Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism</p>
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<p>Self-sufficient, silk and tea exports</p>
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<p>Peak power, isolationist</p>
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<table> <tr> <th> <p><b>Empire</b></p> </th> <th> <p><b>Government</b></p> </th> <th> <p><b>Dominant Religion</b></p> </th> <th> <p><b>Economy</b></p> </th> <th> <p><b>Status in 1750</b></p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Tokugawa Japan</p> </td> <td> <p>Shogunate (feudal)</p> </td> <td> <p>Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism</p> </td> <td> <p>Closed economy, internal trade</p> </td> <td> <p>Stable, isolated</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>France</p> </td> <td> <p>Absolute monarchy</p> </td> <td> <p>Catholic</p> </td> <td> <p>Mercantilist, colonial</p> </td> <td> <p>Wealthy but financially strained</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Britain</p> </td> <td> <p>Constitutional monarchy</p> </td> <td> <p>Protestant (Anglican)</p> </td> <td> <p>Mercantilist, trade-based</p> </td> <td> <p>Rising power</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Russia</p> </td> <td> <p>Tsarist absolute monarchy</p> </td> <td> <p>Eastern Orthodox</p> </td> <td> <p>Agricultural, serfdom</p> </td> <td> <p>Westernizing and expanding</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Spain</p> </td> <td> <p>Absolute monarchy</p> </td> <td> <p>Catholic</p> </td> <td> <p>New World silver, mercantilist</p> </td> <td> <p>In decline</p> </td> </tr> </table>Government
Dominant Religion
Economy
Status in 1750
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