3.1 Empires Expand
What does the term “Gunpowder Empire” mean?
Large state that used firearms to take and establish control over territories
What is the right to rule given by God? (in Europe)
Divine right of Kings
Who was the first revolutionary of the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What does Mansa mean?
Sultan
What Chinese dynasties followed after the Yuan?
Ming and Qing dynasties
Peter the Great was known as the defender of what?
Orthodoxy
What did Martin Luther reject?
The sale of indulgences and church office (simony)
What empire were the Ghulams from?
Safavid Empire
Which Ottoman ruler was known as “the Conqueror"?
Mehmed II
What was the name of the elite force in the Ottoman empire composed of kidnapped Christian boys?
Janissaries
Which Catholic Council corrected church abuses and reaffirmed beliefs?
Council of Trent
Which version of Islam did the Safavid Empire adhere too
Shia Islam
Which Safavid shah (or emperor) led the Empire at its height?
Shah Abbas I
What were landholding aristocrats called in Japan?
Daimyo
What was the last great religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Europe?
Thirty Years War
What version of Islam did the Ottoman Empire adhere to
Sunni Islam
Who was the greatest Mughal leader?
Akbar
What famous structure was built by the Mughal empire in India?
Taj Mahal
What religion did the Gunpowder Empires adhere to?
Islam
What are Zamindars?
Mughal tax officers