Enduring Issues
This enduring issue involves the unfair use of power over people or places, often seen in colonialism and dictatorships.
What is desire for power?
This skill involves asking questions like “Who wrote this?” and “Why was it written?” to understand the past.
What is sourcing?
This title was held by the military ruler of Japan during the Tokugawa period.
What is shogun?
This city, once called Byzantium and Constantinople, became the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
What is Istanbul?
This empire ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the early 1500s to the mid-1800s.
What is the Mughal Empire?
This issue arises when people or nations fight over limited resources like land, water, or oil.
What is scarcity?
This concept helps historians understand how different groups may view the same event in different ways.
What is point of view/historical perspective?
This man founded the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1603.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
This Ottoman ruler, known as “the Magnificent,” expanded the empire to its greatest extent.
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
This leader, known for religious tolerance and expanding the empire, is considered one of the greatest Mughal emperors.
Who is Akbar the Great?
This enduring issue appears when governments or groups deny people basic freedoms, such as during genocides or forced labor.
What are human rights violations?
When historians look at causes and effects of an event, they are using this type of thinking.
What is cause and effect?
To maintain control over the daimyo, Tokugawa rulers required them to spend every other year in this city.
What is Edo?
The elite military group made up of Christian boys taken from their families and trained to serve the Sultan. They converted to Islam before joining.
What are the Janissaries?
This beautiful white building in India was built by a Mughal emperor and is now a famous tourist site.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This enduring issue is present when groups of people are treated unfairly because of their race, religion, or social class.
What is inequality?
This term describes the ability to judge events or actions based on the values and context of the time, not today’s standards.
What is historical context/circumstance?
The Tokugawa Shogunate implemented this policy to limit foreign influence and control trade.
What is isolationism (or sakoku)?
This system allowed religious groups to govern themselves under their own laws while still under Ottoman rule.
What is the millet system?
The Mughals ruled over people of many religions. Sometimes, they got along. Sometimes, they didn’t. This is an example of this kind of issue.
What is religious conflict?
This issue deals with the spread of beliefs, goods, and ideas between cultures, often through trade or conquest.
What is cultural diffusion/Interconnectedness?
This skill involves comparing evidence from different sources to determine what most likely happened.
What is corroboration?
This rigid social system during Tokugawa rule placed samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in strict social classes.
What is feudalism?
This 1683 battle was an important defeat for the Ottomans as they tried to capture a European capital city.
What is the Siege of Vienna/Battle of Vienna?
One reason the Mughal Empire got weaker over time was because of too many wars and problems with ruling such a large area. This is called this kind of issue.
What is difficulty maintaining control?