Process of governments increasing their power.
Centralization
The Spanish Inquisition
Vietnam gave this very important crop to Ming China through the tributary system.
Champa Rice
These two types of branches in Islam are normally feuding against one another.
Sunni/Shi'a
This Mongolian dynasty would be overthrown by Ming China. It was established by Kublai Khan.
Yuan Dynasty
Process of governments diffusing their power.
Decentralization
This organization of Catholics were highly trained missionaries responsible for proselytizing around the world.
The Jesuits
Tokugawa Japan would have their farmers pay taxes in...
Rice
This Empire was built around the idea of religious tolerance and would give birth to a new religion called Sikhism
Mughal Empire
This clan would use gunpowder to take control of Japan, prompting over two hundred years of Isolationism.
Tokugawa
Which sailing techniques were heavily popularized and allowed for the centralization of power at the time.
Rudder, Magnetic Compass, Lateen Sails
The Protestant Reformation was started by this specific German monk, who wrote the 95 Theses.
Martin Luther
This empire would often trade rugs and other textiles with parts of Europe through the Silk Road.
The Safavid Empire
Highly centralized Islamic nation that would control most of the Middle East and parts of Northern Africa for generations.
The Ottoman Empire
This Ming explorer would take seven voyages, traveling through the Indian Ocean and increasing Ming prestige.
Zheng He
This trade route was heavily used by the Mongols to centralize throughout their nation.
Silk Roads
The creation of this innovation would allow for the spread of the Protestant Reformation, as bibles were translated to local languages.
The Printing Press
This geographical territory and location would be known as the spice islands, where Portuguese and Dutch soldiers heavily profited from.
Indonesia
This Empire was known for being extremely harsh on religious minorities, to the point of incarcerating or executing them.
The Safavid Empire
The Samurai, the warrior caste system of Japan, are known for following this code...
The Bushido Code
Ivan the terrible would go on to decimate this portion of the Russian caste system in attempts to centralize his power.
Boyars
French theologian that wrote about the horrors of the Catholic church and started a religious movement built around the idea that we are all sinners.
John Calvin
Aztecs would demand slaves from their subjugated territories for sacrifices.
Blood Tax
These soldiers were kidnapped as young boys and put into the military, they were Christians.
Janissaries
Both of these nations would be subjugated by Ming China and forced to pay tributary.
Korea/Vietnam