Democratic Ideas
Pericles increased the number of these government workers so poorer Athenians could participate in government.
What are paid public officials?
Renaissance art increasingly celebrated individual and personal this.
What is expression?
The Ottoman Turks captured this city in 1453.
What is Constantinople?
Akbar followed a policy of this toward different religions.
What is religious tolerance?
Europeans wanted to spread this religion as they explored overseas.
What is Christianity?
In a republic, citizens do this instead of participating directly in every government decision.
What is elect representatives?
This invention helped Renaissance and Reformation ideas spread to more people.
What is the printing press?
Mehmet II showed religious tolerance by opening Constantinople to these groups.
Who are Jews, Christians, and non-Turks?
Akbar eliminated these charges placed on people who were not Muslim.
What are taxes on non-Muslims?
Advances in sailing and this skill made European overseas exploration easier.
What is navigation?
This principle means even rulers and powerful people can be held accountable for their actions under the law.
What is rule of law?
This artist created prints featuring religious and classical subjects, realistic landscapes, and a self-portrait.
Who is Albrecht Dürer?
This Ottoman ruler reigned from 1520–1566.
Who is Suleiman I/Suleiman the Lawgiver?
Akbar allowed people of different religions to compete for these positions.
What are high government offices?
The Dutch became successful partly because they possessed the world's largest fleet of these.
What are ships?
The Reformation helped democratic ideas grow by increasing emphasis on the importance of this.
What is the individual?
Martin Luther's 95 Theses specifically criticized the selling of these.
What are indulgences?
The Ottoman capture of these two cities gave them control of Islam's holiest locations.
What are Mecca and Medina?
Some of Akbar's successors reversed his policies by placing oppressive taxes on this religious group.
Who are Hindus?
Confucian ideas looked down on this economic activity, while Chinese government policy favored agriculture.
What is commerce?
Name two things required for democracy to work according to the Prologue assessment.
What are rule by law, protections for civil rights/civil liberties, tolerance of dissent, and acceptance of majority decisions by the minority?
This Protestant reformer taught that humans were sinful by nature and that God had already chosen a few people to save.
Who is John Calvin?
When the Mughals invaded India, they faced the Delhi Sultanate's Turkish warlords and these warrior groups.
Who are the Rajputs?
Give two examples showing how Akbar promoted religious freedom.
What are abolishing taxes on non-Muslims, welcoming different religions, marrying women of different faiths, and allowing people of different faiths to compete for government positions?
Explain the difference between Dias's and da Gama's accomplishments.
Dias showed that the southern tip of Africa could be sailed around; da Gama established a sea route from Europe to India.