I believe the authors of this textbook put the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals together in one chapter because of their common heritage. They all descended from Turkish nomads and they all followed the Islamic faith. However I don't think this was the best idea because there is a lot of bouncing back and forth between each empire and it becomes hard to follow and keep a clear train of thought. Also if each empire were to have its own chapter, we would be able to learn more about them as a whole rather than how they compared to the other societies.
I think this period of global interaction (1500-1800) was beneficial to the people involved. Societies across the world were changing for the better due to certain technological advances because of exchanges amongst different cultures. The only bad thing I took out of the several readings was the growth of slavery during this period of global interaction. Although in our society today we perceive slavery as a bad thing because of the racism that was coupled with it, during this time frame it increased labor. Overall the worldwide exchanges in this time frame helped create a boom in creativity and innovation and it was truly beneficial to the societies and people involved.
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