Empires
An empire also known as the Turkish empire that expanded significantly.
Ottoman Empire
A system of collecting taxes without a tax bureacracy. The states sells the right to collect taxes in a certain region and collect part of the earnings.
Tax Farming
A mausoleum built in Agra by a Mughal leader
Taj Mahal
Religious movement that challenged the Catholic church
Protestant Reformation
Wars fought by Christians against Muslims
Crusades
Foreign dynasty that ruled China.
Manchu Dynasty
Zamindars
A ruler of a province in India.
The principle residence of France's kings
Versailles
A German priest and theologian who started Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
An Indian religion and philosophy that started in the Punjab region
Sikhism
An empire that ruled Iran for almost 250 years.
Safavid Empire
The military nobility caste of Japan. They were feudal landholders and had special privileges.
Samurai
Pictures of wealthy Chinese rulers
Qing Royal Portraits
A reward given by the Catholic church for good deeds. The reward cancelled out sin.
Indulgences
Two branches of Muslim faith
Shia and Sunni
Songhai Empire
The infantry corp of the Ottoman army.
Janissaries
City built in China to house the emperor
Forbidden City
A collection of questions and arguments written by Martin Luther
95 Theses
A French theologist and a major leader of the Protestant movement
John Calvin
A Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of India
Mughal Empire
A system of forced labor practiced by the Ottoman Empire
Devshirme
Chapel painted by Michelangelo
Sicily Chapel
The buying or selling of religious office, privilege or act
Simony
A religious war fought between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Germany
30 Years War