system of revenue collection where the government auctions the right to collect taxes to private individuals or companies, known as tax farmers
Tax Farming
this empire practiced Shi'a Islam
Safavid Empire
located in India
Safavid Empire
founder of Islam
Prophet Muhammad
Which trade route did the Safavid Empire use?
Indian Ocean Exchange
a common claim from the Middle Ages that the right to rule was given to a king by God; helps bring about age of absolutism
Divine Right of Kings
this empire was made up of both Hindus & Muslims; Sunni Islam was official religion
Mughal Empire
true or false: all the gunpowder empires & Russia had centralized governments
true
Holy Book of Islam
2 key people in the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther & John Calvin
leads the Romanov Dynasty & takes control of Russia in 1613; makes religious, social, & political reforms in Russia
Peter I (Peter the Great)
this empire used the devshirme system & Janissaries to create their bureaucracy
Ottoman Empire
these 2 empires practiced Sunni Islam
Ottoman & Mughal Empires
back Muhammad's cousin Ali as the rightful heir to Muhammad; believe leadership is based on best bloodline connection
Shia Islam
Catholic Response to the Protestant Reformation
Counter Reformation
Manchu (Qing) China
King Louis XIV
back Muhammad's father-in-law Akbar as rightful heir; leadership based on knowledge of Quran
Sunni Islam
give 3 SPECIFIC examples of rulers using art & architecture to show their power/justify their rule
Taj Mahal, Palace of Versailles, St. Petersburg, Great Wall of China, Winter Palace
selection system used by Ottomans to staff their military & government; recruited Christian boys by force to join military & government
devshirme system
conquers Constantinople & expands Ottoman Empire
Mehmed II
institution that English monarchs shared power with & kept these monarchs from being fully absolute
Parliament
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
-Profession of Faith
-Prayer
-Alms
-Fasting
-Pilgrimage (hajj)
gunpowder & modern military innovations/technology