This Empire was located in modern day India
What is the Mughal Empire?
System the Ottoman Empire used to staff its military and government
What is the Devshirme System (Janssaries)?
The Hindu belief that what goes around, comes around.
What is karma?
The Kangxi Emperor ruled this empire
Who is the coolest student teacher to step foot in this building?
Who is Ms. Gulick?
This empire took over the lands of Iran and Iraq with the help of their 15 year old leader, Ismail
What is the Safavid Empire?
The social hierarchy system used in the Mughal Empire to organize society
What is the Indian Caste System?
In the eyes of Land based empires, gaining more of this means more POWER...
What is Land?
The SPECIFIC Religion of the Safavid Empire, they were not religiously tolerant.
What is Shia Islam?
This was the response of the Catholic Church after the start of the Protestant Reformation
What is Counter Reformation?
Land based empires such as the Ottoman, Mughal and Safavid relied on this to expand and conquer
What is gunpowder? (strong military)
The Qing and Ming Dynasty used this system to legitimize imperial rule and to ensure qualified candidates will rule.
What are Civil Service Exams?
When people like Martin Luther and John Calvin started speaking against the Catholic Church with their grievances
What is the Protestant Reformation?
The specific official religion of the Ottoman Empire
What is Sunni Islam?
The hindu belief of rebirth after death
What is reincarnation?
Ivan the terrible was the leader of this empire
this occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies.
What is a religious schism?
Jesuits purpose was to spread what religion?
What is Catholicism?
Which protestant figure tacked his 95 theses on the Church Door at Wittenburg in 1517?
Who is Martin Luther?
this vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land routes
What are The Silk Roads?
Akbar the Great brought a time of peace to this empire
What is the Mughal Empire
when an aspect of two or more distinct cultures blend together to create a new custom, idea, practice, or philosophy. The Taj Mahal is an example of this.
What is Cultural Syncretism?
This is the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen BY God to rule a country. (This is how religion is used to legitimize political authority)
What is The Divine Right of the Monarchy?
This empire captured the valuable city of Constantinople and renamed it to the city of Istanbul.
Who is the Ottoman Empire?
this term describes the Catholic Church's policy of reducing punishment of sins after one's death by paying the Church and this practice led Martin Luther to challenge the Catholic church
What is the selling of indulgences?