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100

This empire conquered Constantinople in 1453.

Ottoman Empire

100

This belief claimed that God gave kings their authority

Divine Right

100

Cannons relied on this upgraded technology to destroy city walls.

Gunpowder

100

Martin Luther helped launch this movement against Catholic authority

Protestant Reformation

100

These Catholic missionaries used scientific knowledge to gain access to Chinese courts.

Jesuit Christians


200

Religiously diverse empire. Sikhism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. 

Mughal Empire

200

Louis XIV used this palace to display his wealth and supervise his nobles.

Palace of Versailles

200

These Chinese tests selected officials based on Confucian learning.

Civil Service Exams.

200

This invention helped reformers spread their writings quickly.

Printing Press

200

This Qing emperor initially permitted Christianity but later restricted it.

Kangxi

300

This Persian empire made Shi'a Islam its official religion. 

Safavid Empire

300

The concept wherein a ruler makes the subject believe they are the justified leader

Legitimize or Legitimization

300

These elite Ottoman soldiers served the Sultan. They converted from Christianity. 

Janissaries.

300

Ottoman rulers supported this branch of Islam.

Sunni

300

The Monk who wrote the 96 Theses, forcing the reformation of the Catholic Church

Martin Luther

400

Manchu foreigners rulers established this Chinese dynasty

Qing Dynasty

400

The process whereby taxes are increased and opposing leaders are removed.

Consolidation

400

This Ottoman system forcibly recruited Christian boys for military and government service.

Devshirme System

400

The Safavid Empire compelled citizens to follow this branch of Islam

Shi'a

400

This Mughal emperor encouraged religious tolerance and abolished the jizya.

Akbar

500

Moroccan forces defeated this West African empire in 1591.

Songhai Empire

500

The Mexica and Qing's manner of collecting taxes and goods from surrounding states. 

Tributary System

500

Local Mughal landholders who helped to collect taxes.

Zamindars
500

Guru Nanuk founded this religion in Punjab (Mughal Empire)

Sikhism

500

The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation

Counter Reformation (or Catholic Reformation)