Important places
Empires expand
Empires: Administration
Empires: Belief Systems
other important terms
100

what is Place is know as the forbidden city

What is Beijing, China

100

what is the Safavid-Mughal Conflict

what is a war between the Mughal and Safavid empires in the territory of modern Afghanistan 

100

what is the Salaried Samurai 

what is a professional warrior in japan who got fixed salaries from their fedual lord

100

what is the Protestant Reformation 

what is was a series of events that happened in 16th century in Catholic Church. Because Catholic Church had been accused of corruption and some people believed changes were needed because of the way the Church worked. 

100

what is Absolutism 

what is a form of monarchy where one person, usually called a monarch (king or queen) that holds absolute power 

200

What is the St. Basil's Cathedral located?

What is Moscow,Russia

200

what is the Songhai vs. Morocco 

what is it was the decisive confrontation in 16th century invasion of the Songhai Empire by the army of the Saadi dynasty in Morocco 

200

what is the Mexica Practice of Human Sacrifice 

what is it is a intrinsic part of their religion, to give back to the gods who sacrificed themselves to create the current cycle of the world

200

what is the Thirty Years' War 

what is was fought primarily in Germany, but several other countries became involved in the conflict, including France, Spain, and Sweden. Lasted for 30 years (1618 to 1648)

200

what are the Janissaries 

what is was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops. 

300

What is Constantinople known as today

What is Istanbul

300

what is the Sunni-Shia split in Islam 

what is it is split in the religion comes down to a political and spiritual difference of opinion about who should have succeeded Muhammad after his death

300

what is the Devshirme 

what is was the Ottoman's practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers/bureaucrats from the children of their Balkan Christian subjects and raising them in the religion of Islam 

300

what is the Counter-Reformation 

what is was a movement within the Roman Catholic Church which began in the 1500s and included Doctrine (ideology)

Ecclesiastical or Structural Reconfiguration

Religious orders

Spiritual Movements

Political Dimensions

300

what is Tax Farming 

what is was a form of tax farm that appeared in the 15th century in the Ottoman Empire.

400

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is also called..

What is the Blue Mosque

400

what is Bakufu 

what is governments which ruled Japan from 1185 until 1868 

400

what is the Mexica tribute lists 

what is records tributes that subject towns paid to mexico, tenochtitlan.

400

what are the Jesuits 

what is Soldiers of Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope 

400

what are the Qing Imperial Portraits 

what is portraits of emperors adorned many of the palaces inside the Forbidden City and were an important part of funeral rituals when an emperor died. 

500

What is the Taj Mahal 

What is a islamic religious building that is a mosque and tomb in India 

500

what is the Battle of Panipat

what is three military engagements fought at Panipat, a level plain suitable for cavalry movements

500

what is the Divine Right of Kings 

what is was a political and religious doctrine. It meant that a monarch was given the right to rule by God alone 

500

what is the Empiricism 

what is a theory that states that all knowledge comes from experience. 

500

what is a Zamindar 

what is was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a zamindari (feudal estate) 

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