People
He was called the "Sun King."
King Louis XIV of France
Had a "blood tax" that kept its military fully manned?
The Ottoman Empire
The land-based empires had strict gender norms that enforced the subjugation of women. What is this called?
Patriarchy
What were the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire called?
Jannisaries
This is the name of both a bird and a fruit.
Kiwi
She attempted to bring Enlightenment values to Russia, but also ruled as an absolute monarch.
Catherine the Great
Was located in India?
Mughal
During the period 1450-1750, Russia maintained a feudal system of government that relied heavily on the labor of this social class.
Serfs
What were the salaried soldiers of Tokugawa Japan called?
Samurai
Which animal did Christopher Columbus mistake for mermaids?
Manatees
He is considered the greatest of the Mughal emperors.
Akbar
Was predominately Shia Muslim?
Safavid
What two main factions emerged from the schism in the Islamic faith?
Shia and Sunni
King Louis XIV of France believed hi right to rule was derived from God - an example of this political doctrine.
"Divine right of kings"
Rapper Lizzo is classically trained in which instrument?
The flute
He is credited with the modernization of Russia in the early 1700s.
Peter the Great
Had a military leader called a shogun.
Tokugawa Japan
What were nobles in feudal Japan called?
Daimyo
The Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid empires are often called the "___ empires".
Gunpowder empires
Which US city is considered the "birthplace" of professional baseball?
Cincinnati, Ohio
He was the longest reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Had a patriarch as the head of its Orthodox Christian Church.
Russian Empire
The fusion of Islam and Hinduism into Sikhism is an example of this.
Religious syncretism
In the Ottoman Empire, important positions were often awarded to Muslims who had shown significant accomplishments. What was this called?
A meritocracy
Lesotho is a landlocked kingdom in Africa. Which African nation surrounds it entirely?
South Africa