Conquest
This Empire used highly trained Janissaries and gunpowder weapons to expand across the Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe
What are the Ottomans?
This Chinese dynasty restored native Chinese rule after overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty in 1368
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This branch of Islam was followed by the Ottoman Empire
What is Sunni Islam?
This famous Mughal monument was buil by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife
What is the Taj Mahal
This European political belief held that monarchs received their authority directly from God.
What is Divine Right of Kings?
These two Muslim empires frequently fought over territory and trade routes, partly because one followed Sunni Islam and the other Shi'a Islam
What were the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?
This Chinese examination system allowed educated men to earn government positions based on their knowledge of Confucian teachings.
What is the Civil Service Examination system?
This branch of Islam became the official religion of the Safavid Empire under Shah Ismail
What is Shi'a Islam?
This art form was used by rulers including the Qing Dynasty Emperors to reinforce their legitmacy
What is official portraiture or portrait paintings?
This Chinese political concept stated that rulers had divine approval to govern but could lose that approval if they ruled poorly.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Mehmed II?
This Ottoman system recruited Christian boys from conquered territories, converted them to Islam, and trained them for government or military service
What is the Devshirme system?
This branch of Protestantism argues predestination, that everyone is born already damned or saved, and that people can only hope to demonstrate their fate through success in life.
What is Calvinism
This massive palace outside Paris was expanded by Louis XIV to demonstrate French royal wealth and power
What is the Palace of Versailles?
This Mughal ruler reinstated the Jizya and increased official state discrimination against the Hindu majority.
Who is Aurengzeb?
This Central Asian Ruler founded the Mughal Empire after defeating the Dehli Sultanate at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526
Who is Babur?
This Russian ruler expanded the power of the monarchy, centralized authority, and dramatically westernized the Russian military and government.
Who is Peter the Great?
This Mughal emperor promoted religious tolerance, abolished the jizya tax on non-Muslims, and encouraged cooperation between Hindus & Muslims
Who is Akbar?
This Ottoman architectural masterpiece in Istanbul was built under the direction of the famous architect Mimar Sinan and served as a major imperial mosque
What is the Suleymaniye Mosque
By claiming this religious-political title, Ottoman sultans presented themselves as both the successor to Muhammad and the universal protector of Sunni Islam to cement their absolute authority.
What is caliph?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Mexica (Aztec) Empire in 1521, using alliances with indigenous enemies of the Mexica
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This Mughal administrative system used local landholders to collect taxes from peasants and deliver revenue to the imperial government
What are the Zamindars?
This meeting, sometimes referred to as the Counter Reformation or Catholic reformation, saw the Catholic church address many of the criticisms leveled by Martin Luther
What is the Council of Trent
This architectural style both strengthened the Catholic Church's position in Western Europe and also weakened it by helping prompt the Protesant Reformation
What are Cathedrals?
An Ottoman ruler calls a Safavid rival a heretic in an official letter. What is the ruler trying to accomplish politically?
What is undermining the rival's legitimacy by using religious rifts?