Empires
Religion
Historical Figures
Terms
Art-Architecture and Rule
100
Islamic empire based in Istanbul in modern-day Turkey (formerly Constantinople) from 1453-1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
100
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the split of the church instead.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
100
He believed Catholic church practices violated biblical teachings, and later nailed the 95 Theses to the door of a church.
Who was Martin Luther?
100
Which socio-economic-political system in Europe that started to wane as gunpowder empires started to increase?
What is feudalism?
100
beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife
What is the Taj Mahal
200
Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires.
What is the Safavid Empire?
200
This religion was the official name given to the Church of England when the Pope refused to annul the marriage of its king.
What is Anglicanism?
200
This king created the Anglican Church because the Pope refused to annul his present marriage so that he could marry someone else.
Who was Henry VIII?
200
Kings in Europe used this belief that God had given them the authority to rule, to legitimize their power.
What is the divine right of kings?
200
This 700,000 sqft palace with 260 bedrooms and 80 bathrooms started out as a "hunting lodge" before becoming one of the grandest royal palaces in Europe.
What is the palace at Versailles
300
A Muslim dynasty that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. They were known for their integration of Hindus and Muslims into a united Indian state and were one of the wealthiest and most peaceful empires the world has ever known.
What was the Mughal Dynasty?
300
The branch of Islam that the Ottoman and Mughal Empires adhered to; this is also the more popular of the Muslim denominations.
What is Sunni Islam?
300
One of the best Mughal leaders; known for his religious tolerance and his appreciation for education and the arts.
Who was Akbar?
300
A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s.
What was the Inquisition?
300
It started out as an Eastern/Greek Orthodox Church before being converted into a mosque after the Muslim invasion of Constantinople. It was used as a model for later mosques like the Suleymaniye Mosque also in Istanbul.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
400
A semi-feudal government of Japan in which one of the shoguns unified the country under his family's rule until its abolishment during the Meiji Restoration.
What was the Tokugawa Shogunate
400
The religion that the Safavid Empire adhered to, and the religion that is still being adhered to in Iran.
What is Shi'ite Islam?
400
"the Conqueror"; Ottoman sultan; captured Constantinople, 1453, and destroyed the Byzantine Empire.
Who was Mehmed II?
400
A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers; Reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings, forbade the sale of indulgences
What was the Council of Trent
400
This famous painting by Michaelangelo is a famous example of Renaissance art at its finest and the Roman Catholic Church's wealth and power. :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sistine-chapel-vatican-museum-SISTINE0721-9b32a847f4cb49179e808cf6a16e74dd.jpg)
What is the Sistine Chapel?
500
The final imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1912. It was an era noted for its initial prosperity and tumultuous final years
What was the Qing Dynasty
500
A religion that started and is still adhered to in India which emerged as a fusion of Sufi Islam and Hinduism.
What is Sikhism?
500
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
John Calvin
500
Enslaved Christian boys who received a great education and were trained to be part of the Ottoman bureaucratic elite or an elite Ottoman military force.
What were the Janissaries?
500
How did Henry 7th use the Tudor Rose to legitimize his rule?
