Ottoman Empire
The strongest reason the Ottoman Empire expanded greatly during this period.
The invention of Gunpowder and Gunpowder weapons.
With his help, the Safavid empire grew from the ashes of smaller fallen Muslim Empires
Who is Shah Ismail
He led people against the Delhi Sultanate and established the Mughal empire, and his grandson expanded the empire farther south into India.
Who is Babur, who is Akbar
European monarchs used this belief to legitimize power
In 1054, Christianity split into 2 after arguing over differing doctrines.
What was the Great Schism
As soon as they conquered this city under the rule of Sultan Mehmed II, they could finally expand into Europe
What is Constantinople, or Istanbul, the Capitol city of the falling Roman Empire
Believed their ruler was the rightful heir of Mohammed, rather than the other Muslim emperors.
What is Shi’a Muslim, rather than Sunni Muslim
These people were elite landowners who had authority to tax peasants living on their land for the government
What are Zamindars of the Zamindar System of the Mughal Empire
The Inca used this piece of architecture to legitimize their power.
This was the action of putting high church positions on sale.
What is simony
Christians that were enslaved, converted to Islam, and trained into the Ottoman military
What are Janissaries
With his help, the Safavids expanded thoroughly with gunpowder weaponry.
Who is Shah Abbas
These people overturned the Ming Dynasty into the Qing Dynasty, against the wishes of the ethnically Han people who had previously ruled the Ming.
Who are the Manchu people.
The Aztec used this quota system to encourage productivity within their work force.
This catholic monk wrote the ‘95 Thesis’ that denounced simony and indulgences (paying the church for forgiveness).
Who is Martin Luther whp started ‘Lutheranism’ and later ‘Protestant’.
When this empire fell, Ottomans strategically took advantage of the open power.
What is the Mongol Empire
The Safavids claimed their Christian slaves from this region.
What is the Caucasus Region
He used imperial portraits to convince the Han population that he was a legit Chinese ruler.
Who was Emperor Kangxi
This Russian tsar abolished the position of head of the church, and replaced it with the ‘Holy Synod’. He was disliked by ‘Old believers’ for his way of ruling.
Who was Peter the Great
After the ‘95 thesis’ spread due to the printing press, the Church split into Protestants (Luther’s followers) and Catholics.
What is the Catholic Reformation, begun at the Council of Trent in 1545
Ottomans used this to staff their bureaucracy with highly trained, (usually) Christian slaves
What is the Devshirme System
The conflict of Shi’a vs. Sunni eventually led to this war.
What is the Safavid-Mughal conflict, over modern-day Afghanistan.
They were religious sects that helped the Hindu get along with the Sunni government of the Mughal Empire by blending Islam and Hindu
What is the Bhakti movement and Sikhism
The pope used this piece of architecture to legitimize power and wealth.
What is St. Peter’s Basilica