Land-Based Empires
Name all the Land Based Empires.
Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, Qing (Manhcu) Dynasty, and Russian Empire
a triangular system of trade in which increase profits from colonial holding returned to Europe and fueled the purchasing of more African slaves
What is the triangular trade/Atlantic System/Slave Trade
Knowledge was either duplicated or catalogued, and disseminated with unparalleled speed and cost efficiency after the invention of Johannes Gutenberg’s
What is the prinitng press
Global exchange between the New and Old Worlds
What is the Columbian Exchange
What is the Protestant Reformation
fighting between maritime empires over Caribbean holdings in the 16th-18th centuries; ___ vs. ____
What is Privateers vs Pirates
_______ were elite fighters raised and trained to be loyal only the sultan of the _____________ [sometimes castrated to serve as harem guards]
What is Janissaries & Ottoman Empire
was state control of trade in the hopes of enhancing national power at the expense of rival countries
What is Mercantilism
Operated as small maneuverable ship with lateen sails
What is Caravels
An agreement between Spain and Portugal dividing the rights to colonize all lands outside of Europe, focusing on the New World
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
The was the reposne from the Catholic Church about the Protestant Reformation
What is the Counter Reformation
Catholic forces hold off Ottoman advances by land into Europe twice, ending the Ottoman threat in Europe
What is the Siege of Vienna
This conflict was a manifestation of the historical and bloody disagreements and conflicts between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims
What is the Ottoman-Safavid Wars
______ was large feudal land grants were given to Spanish conquerors and settlers who oversaw and organized the labor of settlers and American Indians, as well as were given the task of Christianizing the populations (both peacefully and by force)
What is the encomienda system
Instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of stars and planets
What is the astrolabe
Ottoman Empire identified with and enforced _______
What is Sunni Islam
The Ottoman Empire implemented a policy of taking boys from conquered Christian peoples to be trained as Muslium soldiers
What is Devshirme
the final religious war in Europe between Catholics and Protestants that included every single major power in Europe
What is the Thirty Years' War
This empire (1526-1857) was a multi-ethnic Islamic state that conquered most of the Indian subcontinent
What is the Mughal Empire
The King and Queen of _____ in the late 15th and 16th centuries. THey united their country and sponsored the exploration of the New World by Christopher Columbus
Who is Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain
Weaponization of ___, ____, & ____ in the Americas; Helped Cortes and Pizzaro take over the Aztecs and Inca
What is gunpowder, gunboats, and horses
This Portuguese explorer found a sea route from Europe to India and China
Who was Vasco de Gama
Ottoman expansion seriously threatened Christian Central Europe, and the easternmost parts of Catholic and Orthodox lands under this ruler
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent
_____ resisted the Portuguese through a variety of methods—including an alliance with the Dutch—before ending the conflict with a peace treaty
Who is Ana Nzinga
This Tsar greatly enhanced territorial expansion and initiated many domestic reforms, for this empire
Who is Peter the Great and the Russian Empire
Dangerous expeditions had high yields for pay, as such, wealthy noble and non-noble investors utilized ______ to fund expeditions
What is Joint Stock Investments
Essentially marking distance based on time traveled in a single direction, which made it far easier to accurately chart and navigate new areas
What is Potolan Maps
The capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the __________ on May 29 1453 (extra points for naming ruler)
What is the Fall of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire led by Mehmed II
_____ was perhaps one of the most religiously tolerant rulers of this period of history who tried to create a syncretic religion to incorporate the beliefs of all of his followers, Mughal Empire
Who is Akbar the Great
______ (1571): a massive naval battle between Christian European states and the Ottoman Empire; result: Christian forces win complete control of Med. Sea
What is the Battle of Lepanto