This empire conquered Constantinople in 1453.
Ottoman Empire
This belief claimed that God gave kings their authority
Divine Right
Cannons relied on this upgraded technology to destroy city walls.
Gunpowder
Martin Luther helped launch this movement against Catholic authority
Protestant Reformation
These Catholic missionaries used scientific knowledge to gain access to Chinese courts.
Jesuit Christians
Religiously diverse empire. Sikhism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
Mughal Empire
Louis XIV used this palace to display his wealth and supervise his nobles.
Palace of Versailles
These Chinese tests selected officials based on Confucian learning.
Civil Service Exams.
This invention helped reformers spread their writings quickly.
Printing Press
This Qing emperor initially permitted Christianity but later restricted it.
Kangxi
This Persian empire made Shi'a Islam its official religion.
Safavid Empire
The concept wherein a ruler makes the subject believe they are the justified leader
Legitimize or Legitimization
These elite Ottoman soldiers served the Sultan. They converted from Christianity.
Janissaries.
Ottoman rulers supported this branch of Islam.
Sunni
The Monk who wrote the 96 Theses, forcing the reformation of the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
Manchu foreigners rulers established this Chinese dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The process whereby taxes are increased and opposing leaders are removed.
Consolidation
This Ottoman system forcibly recruited Christian boys for military and government service.
Devshirme System
The Safavid Empire compelled citizens to follow this branch of Islam
Shi'a
This Mughal emperor encouraged religious tolerance and abolished the jizya.
Akbar
Moroccan forces defeated this West African empire in 1591.
Songhai Empire
The Mexica and Qing's manner of collecting taxes and goods from surrounding states.
Tributary System
Local Mughal landholders who helped to collect taxes.
Guru Nanuk founded this religion in Punjab (Mughal Empire)
Sikhism
The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation
Counter Reformation (or Catholic Reformation)