the Mughals
The Mughals were __________ (religion) in the minority of the population ruling over ______________ (religion) in the majority of the population
1. Muslims
2. Hindus
The Ottomans practice this unique form of taxation in which the right to collect taxes was auctioned off
tax farming
What policy did Japan adopt in response to Christian missionaries attempting to convert people?
Isolationism
India was at the center of many major trade routes in which ocean?
The Indian Ocean
What does Historical Context mean?
Historical events that provided background information for what you are studying.
The Iltizam tax system placed heavy taxes on the trade of what item?
Cotton
What was the name of the Greatest Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who was well known for his conquests of the Balkans, organization of the government, building of monumental architecture, and gigantic turban
Suleiman the Magnificent
What is the name of the noble class of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Daimyo
What do we called Christians who travel and work to convert people to their religion?
Missionaries
What does Geographic Context mean?
Background information related to the physical landscape/land/maps
The Mughals were highly militaristic and split the military into 5 branches... name at least 3 branches.
Cavalry, Infantry, fire-arms, war-boats, elephants
The Ottomans, practice, religious tolerance and allowed Christians and Jews to live in these isolated self-governing communities…
Millets
After the Civil War ended samurai took on what role?
Scholars and bureaucrats
The Hagia Sofia and the Sulemanye are what type of building?
Mosques
Name a purpose for leaders of empires building monumental architecture...
To display strength, wealth, and power
The Jurya tax was used by only some intolerant Mughal Emperors, what did it place a tax on?
All Non-Muslims
young Christian boys were taken and raised to be these elite warriors and military leaders…
Janisarries
What type of landform is Japan?
An archipelago
The Portuguese introduced the Japanese to a new type of weapon during their 200 year period of Civil War... what was it called?
The Arquebus
What does "Consolidate Power" mean?
When a ruler strengthens their power by centralizing their authority and establishes dominance over all elements of their government, their people, economy, religion, etc...
What was the name of the Mughal Emperor renown for his religious tolerance and creation of his own religious philosophy called the "divine faith"
Akbar
What was the name of the system in which the ottomans Christian boys and raised them to be loyal Muslim nobles, leaders and advisors?
The devshirme system
The sankin kotai system was one method used by the shogun to control the nobles… What were they required to do?
Live in Edo with the shogun every other year
The Taj Mahal is was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahn for his wife... what type of building is it?
A Mausoleum
The era of history from 1450 to 1750 is called what by historians?
The Early Modern Era