Empires and Governance
Social Structures
Religious and Ethnic Groups
Military and Rebellion
Influential Figures
200

This 1492 decree by Ferdinand and Isabella expelled practicing Jews from Spain. 

What is the Edict of Expulsion?

200

This Spanish-born class occupied the top of the social hierarchy in colonial Latin America.

Who are the Peninsulares?

200

Jewish people tracing their heritage to Spain are known by this name.

Who are Sephardic Jews?

200

This Ottoman land grant system ensured soldiers' loyalty through tax revenues.

What is the Timar system?

200

This Mughal emperor was known for his policy of religious tolerance and ending the Jizya tax.

Who is Akbar the Great?

400

These three empires, known for their advanced weaponry, dominated Eurasia from the 15th to 18th centuries.

What are the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires?

400

American-born individuals of Spanish descent in colonial Latin America were known by this term.

Who are the Criollos?

400

This term refers to Jewish people from central and Eastern Europe.

Who are Ashkenazi Jews?

400

This elite military corps in the Ottoman Empire eventually attempted to overthrow the sultans.

Who are the Janissaries?

400

A former slave, she became the influential wife of Sultan Suleiman and commissioned public works.

Who is Roxelana?

600

This Ottoman land grant system was used to secure the loyalty of soldiers through tax revenues.

What is the Timar system?

600

This social system in Latin America was based on racial and ethnic background.

What is the Casta System?

600

Islamic scholars and legal experts in the Ottoman Empire were collectively called this.

Who are the Ulama?

600

These North African raiders captured Europeans for the Ottoman slave trade.

Who are the Barbary Pirates?

600

These powerful advisors held key positions of influence in the Ottoman Empire's government.

Who are Viziers?

800

This special tax was required of non-Muslims in Islamic empires.

What is the Jizya?

800

These Russian noble landowners frequently conflicted with rulers.

Who are the Boyars?

800

The Qing Dynasty mandated this braided hairstyle as a symbol of submission to Manchu rule.

What is the Queue?

800

This Russian noble class often clashed with rulers over power and land ownership.

Who are the Boyars?

800

Jewish people expelled from Spain in 1492 became known by this name.

Who are Sephardic Jews?

1000

Political influence by wives and concubines in the Ottoman royal court was referred to by this term.

What is Harem Politics?

1000

This system tied peasants to the land in exchange for protection but limited their freedoms.

What is Serfdom?

1000

This ethnic group, the majority under Qing rule, faced discrimination despite their numbers.

Who are the Han Chinese?

1000

This hairstyle, mandated by the Qing Dynasty, symbolized submission to Manchu rule.

What is the Queue?

1000

This group of Islamic scholars and legal experts played a vital role in the Ottoman Empire.

Who are the Ulama?

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