Gun Powder Empires
What were the three prominent Gun Powder Empires?
Safavid, Mughal, Ottoman
Who enforced Divine Right and translated the bible so everyone could read it?
King James I
What is the combining of religion and state?
Caesaropapism
Which dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty?
The Ming Dynasty
This empire was reliant on the Trans - Saharan Trade Route.
Songhai Empire
Who is considered the father of the three Gun Powder Empires?
Timur Gurkani aka Tamerlane
Who enforced Monarchs Law and in turn feudal lords grew weaker.
Justices of the Peace
Who promoted westernization in Russia?
Peter the Great
The belief that the Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given him by the god or divine force known as Heaven
Mandate of Heaven
How did the Aztecs consolidate their power?
Tribute system
Who were the Muslims in the Ottoman Empire that had conflicts with the Muslims in the Safavid Empire?
Sunni and Shia
What was England's political system before creating their Parliament and their Bill of Rights.
Feudalism
Who collected taxes in France?
Intendants
How did the Ming Dynasty centralize power?
Through the Civil Service Exam
Aztecs using an elite squad of enslaved people as soldiers
Blood Tax
Who was considered as one of the most politically influential people in the world during 1450 - 1750?
Hint: Mughal Empire
Akbar the Great
Which council ended the sale of indulgences and simony?
The Council of Trent
Building the Palace of Versailles. This kept his nobles close and ensured their loyalty.
The group that tried to restore the Ming Dynasty, but was eventually massacred by the Qing Dynasty.
White Lotus Society
Surrounded themselves by 700 eunuchs. If you wanted to approach you had to do so face down.
Kings in Africa legitimizing their power.
Definition: Ottomans forcibly “recruited” poor Christian boys from southern Europe & Balkans & made them serve in their military & bureaucracy
Devshirme system
Each area of the Holy Roman Empire could select from 3 religions: Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Calvinism
Peace of Westphalia
Who were the secret police that monitored Boyars?
Oprichnina
Ming Dynasty = 1368 - 1644
Qing Dynasty = 1644 - 1911
What were the three ways Africa consolidated their power?
Controlling trade routes
Military alliances
Military expansion