Reveloutions and Philosophers
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
Governer-General for life of Hati after thier revolution.
What type of Islam were the Safavids?
Shi'a
What are Extraterritorial Rights?
You are allowed to be tried under your own laws for your crimes
Rurik and Oleg
What are Janissaries?
What document started the French Revolution and Inspired the Hatian Revolution.
The DOROMAC
Who is a notable Shah and what did they do?
Ismail: expands empire
Abbas:takes Baghdad and unites the country
What starts the 2nd Opium War?
The killing of a French Missionary
What was the model city for westernization in Russia?
Saint Pettersburg
What is the Devshirme System?
A system in which Christian boys are taken and made Janissaries
Which revolution directly caused the French Revolution
The American Revolution
Who made Isfahan the capital?
Shah Abbas
Which Europeans were allowed to trade with China and why? Who traded with China illegally?
Dutch because they Kowtowed
The British
Who westernized Russia and what did he do?
Peter
Beard Tax,Military Uniform,etc.
What did the Ottomans control that led them to rising in power?
Trade Routes
Who Was Montesque?
The guy who coined "seperation of powers"
What is the Battle of Chaldiran's effect on modern day borders?
It defines the Turkey-Iran Border
What is the Canton System?
A system of isolation in which the only open port was Canton
The Russians were allowed to be fairly independent as long as they what to the Mongols?
Paid Taxes
What is the Millet System?
A system for social organization
Explain the causes of the enlightenment and scientific revolution.
Scientific:
1.Ignorance
2.Math and Observations
3.New Powers
4.Ideal of progress
5.The Americas
The Enlightenment was cuased by new thinking when people began to challenge the Church.
How did perssian culture influence the safavids?
It made a heavy influence on their architcure, art, and crafts.
Plus 100 if they mentioned rugs.
Explain how the Manchu came to power and cite the causes of the fall of the Ming in your answer.
The Ming dynasty are seen as lazy and oppresive by the people because the single whip tax system caused an increase in inflation and people just couldn't pay it so they rebeled and during the rebbellion the got the manchu to overthrow Beiging were they stayed in power.
Who established the Keiven Rus as Eastern Orthadox Christian?
Vladimir
What led to the fall of the Ottomans?
Corruption
Economic Issues
Wars