Shift from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic World
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"...In short, from the 14th through the 17th centuries, the Mediterranean went from a place of central importance in the global system – both in terms of trade and military importance – to a backwater..."
Key Terms
- Mediterranean Sea
- Annales Schools
- Henri Perrin & the Perrin Thesis
- Fernand Braudel
- Crusades (religious conflict on opposite sides of the Mediterranean)
- Collapse of Byzantine Empire
- Reconquista
- Christopher Columbus
- Protestant Reformation and Religious Wars
- The Atlantic World
Guided Viewing Questions
- According to the Perrin thesis, what was the primary cause of fractures in the Mediterranean World? How does the Braudel thesis differ from the Perrin thesis?
- In what ways was the Mediterranean both a source of conflict and a source of connection between the Christian and Islamic worlds in the Middle Ages and into the Early Modern period?
- How did the Mediterranean make Southern Europe such a dynamic region in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance? How did events in the Mediterranean contribute to the Renaissance?
- Why did the influence of the Mediterranean decline during the late Renaissance? What factors shifted European power centers northward?
- What role did the creation of the Atlantic World play in the decline of the Mediterranean?