Ottoman Empire
These elite fighters were made up of young male Christian slaves in the Ottoman military
Janissaries
These two major religions coexisted in the Mughal Emp
Islam and Hinduism
A system in which a monarch holds total power over the government and is not limited by laws or a constitution.
Absolutism
The last feudal Japanese military government
Tokugawa
Jews & Christians had to pay a special tax as “people of the “book”
Millets
This is the famous building that was commissioned by Shah Jahan for his favorite wife.
Taj Mahal
What did Louis XIV claim which meant that his decisions could not be questioned by his subjects?
Power to rule came from God
The bottom rung of feudal Japanese society whow were often ostracized as "parasites" who profited from the labor of the more productive peasant and artisan classes
Merchants
Technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to be successful
Gun powder
Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace between the different people of India by encouraging
Religious tolerance
Louis was able to keep a close watch on them and limit their ability to challenge his authority by
Requiring nobles to live at the Palace of Versailles
Haiku, flower arranging, and rock gardening reflected the growing influence of
Zen Buddhism
The Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they controlled the
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
This European trading company eventually led to British control in India
East India Company
How did Louis XIV promote religious unity in France?
He revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had previously granted limited religious freedom to Protestants.
Although the shoguns ran the show, they ruled in the name of the
Emperor
Required conquered Christian communities to give their sons to the Ottoman government as a form of tax
Devshirme
This system allowed the Mughal rulers to classify the aristocracy, created a strict social structure that the elites had to follow.
Manasabdari
At the end of Louis XIV reign, high taxes and economic difficulties created challenges for the French people which was caused by
Constant warfare
Contact between the Europeans and the Japanese was a primary area of concern for the Tokugawa regime because it might interfere with Japan's
Culture