1) This last chapter was set up to discuss the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. It meshed the three together into one chapter, and sometimes meshed all three into different sections of the chapter. I really hated how the textbook went about doing this. I prefer organization and separation. Of course, it would not be realistic for the textbook to have three separate chapters on these three empires, however, it would have been nice for there to be some clear defining lines within the one chapter that they were tossed together into. Had the textbook dedicated a separate third of the chapter to each of these empires (so that each had a clear, obvious spotlight), the information would have been much easier to absorb and comprehend upon reading it the first time. In my opinion, the textbook's method of addressing these three places really didn't work out at all.
2) During this time period, there was a huge spring of global interaction around the world. In my opinion, I honestly think that this was a good thing for the world. It was helpful: different places recieved goods and products that they could not produce or had never seen before, culture was spread and evolved, religions evolved, etc. etc. etc. I think that this is a good thing, because it was a trying time for most defined and established cultures. They had to recieve new thinking and ideas, and incorporate them into their lifestyles (if they chose to do so) whilst preserving their culture. In addition, this allowed the people of the world to get to know their neighbors a little bit better. Sure, maybe sometimes they decided "hey, you suck, let's fight.", but other times they might have said, "hey man, you're ok. Here, take my llama, I'll have some of your smoke." So overall, it allowed people to develop a more wider understanding of the world around them.
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