Consolidating Power
A system used by the Ottomans to recruit soldiers and bureaucrats from conquered Christian lands.
devshirme system
This gunpowder weapon was crucial to the Ottomans’ conquest of Constantinople
Cannon
This belief system connected rulers to gods, helping them legitimize their authority in land-based empires.
Divine Right
This DBQ skill requires students to identify the main idea of a document.
summarizing or analyzing the content
How many documents must you use in a DBQ?
4
The Mughals used this approach to integrate local elites and reduce resistance in India.
religious tolerance / alliances with local leaders
The Ottomans’ elite infantry corps, made of Christian boys trained as soldiers, were known as?
This school inside Topkapi Palace trained elite administrators and Janissaries
Enderun
This skill asks students to explain who created a document and why
Sourcing
How many documents MUST you source in a DBQ essay?
2
Ottoman law codes that helped centralize authority were called?
Kanun laws
These salaried Japanese warriors had significant economic and social status and supported daimyo power.
samurai
Ottoman sultans often commissioned large architectural works for this reason besides religion or power
Displaying wealth
This skill involves connecting a document to broader global or historical processes.
Context
How many pieces of outside evidence do you need in a DBQ essay?
1
This head tax on non-Muslims was commonly collected in the Ottoman Empire.
Jizya
Introduced by the Portuguese in 1543, this new technology transformed warfare between daimyo during the Sengoku Period.
Firearms
State-led religious festivals helped rulers do this—another word for “strengthen and justify power.”
consolidate or legitimize power
Students must do this with evidence
Using evidence to support a claim
What does HIPP stand for?
Historical Context, Intended Audience, Purpose, POV
What are the four ways Land-Based Empires consolidated and legitimized their power?
What was the name of the cannon the Ottomans used to conquer Constantinople?
Basilica Cannon
Rulers used monumental architecture to link political power with this cultural element.
Religion
A strong DBQ uses this writing technique to show nuanced understanding and multiple causes or effects.
Complexity.
What is the rubric for the DBQ to get a perfect essay?
Thesis
Evidence
Outside Evidence
Analysis & Reasoning
Complexity