who's that empire?
What was the largest land-based empire 1450-1750?
Ottoman Empire
How did the Europeans justify their rule?
Divine Right of Kings
What is bureaucracy?
A body of government responsible for administering the empire and ensuring that laws are enforced.
Which system did the Ottomans use to staff their imperial bureaucracy?
The Devshirme System
What was the main cause of the expansion of land-based empires?
What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims?
Shia: believed their leader had to be a blood relative.
Sunni: believed in elected leadership.
Which French ruler had the Palace of Versailles built for him?
King Louis XIV
What characteristic made the Mughal empire the most prosperous empire in the 16th century?
Religious tolerance
Which empire were the Shia Muslims?
The Safavid Empire
How was the Christian Church corrupted?
The selling of indulgences and simony (the selling of Church positions).
This building to the Gods in the Inca empire, legitimized rulers to the people?
The Inca Sun Temple
Constantinople, which was destroyed and renamed Istanbul, was a part of which empire in 1453?
The Byzantine Empire
Which empire replaced the Delhi Sultanate?
The Mughal Empire
What religious movement came from the innovation of Hinduism, focusing on the mystical experience?
The Bhaki Movement
How did the Qing Emperor, Kang Xi, legitimize his power?
By having portraits painted of himself depicted in traditional Chinese Confucian values.
Which empires wanted to expand into the Persian Gulf, causing major religious and political conflict?
The Safavid and the Mughal
The Ming Dynasty was the predecessor of which Chinese Dynasty?
(Bonus: What was their ethnicity?)
The Qing Dynasty, they were ethnically Manchu
Who wrote the 95 Theses, which spoke out against corruption in the Christian Church?
(Bonus: why did it work so well?
Martin Luther. He had the printing press, which spread his ideas much faster.
What financial system did the Mughal empire use to collect taxes?
The Zamindar System
Which choke point did the Ottomans strategically control to aid in expansion?
Dardanelles