Ottomans
The improvement of legal system and accepting of refugees from Spain was under this Sultan
Suleiman the Magnificent
This Safavid were a part of this sect of Islam
Shia
The Mughal were a part of this religion in India
This country was the birthplace of the Renaissance due to its numerous trading ports
Italy
This Grand Prince liberated Moscow from the Golden Horde
Ivan III (3) the Great
This system, the blood tax, created the Janissary Corp
Devshirme System
At the age of 14, founded the Safavid Empire, and made Twelver Shi'ism the official and mandatory state religion of Persia.
Shah Ismail
This Mughal ruler was religious tolerant
Akbar the Great
This Albanian Janissary attempted to liberate his peoples from the Ottomans
Skenderbeu
This position held all the power in Japan
Shogun
These Janissaries became leading advisors to the Sultan
Viziers
This Monarch created the Anglican Church
Henry VIII
The practice of burning widows is called
Suttee
This leader, known for his Impaling, hailed from this former kingdom
Wallachia
This shogun came up with a plan to end the civil wars in Japan
Tokugawa
This system, which was prevalent in the Ottoman Empire, organized its diverse population by allowing religious communities to govern themselves under their own laws, courts, and educational institutions.
The Millet System
This sect believes in the concept of predestination and was formed in Scotland
Calvinism
This tax was charged to non-Muslims who wanted to worship in the Mughal Empire; abolished by Akbar, later reinstated.
Jiyza
This German city, officially a Lutherstadt, is the home of the Castle Church where Martin Luther is famously said to have posted his Ninety-five Theses in 1517, launching the Protestant Reformation
Wittenburg
Time Period in Japan known for its conflict and social upheaval
Sengoku
In the Ottoman Empire, this financial practice allowed individuals, wealthy nobles, to purchase the right to collect taxes in a specific region for a set period
Tax Farming
This Safavid Shah (1588-1629) is considered the dynasty's greatest ruler, known for moving his capital to Isfahan and transforming it into a magnificent city, reforming the army and regaining territory lost to the Ottomans and Uzbeks.
Shah Abbas the Great
In the Mughal Empire, this class was responsible for the collection of land taxes in their respective districts, they acted as crucial intermediaries between the Emperor and the peasant.
Zamindars
This practice, common in the medieval Church and named after a sorcerer mentioned in the Book of Acts, involved the buying or selling of spiritual goods, such as Church jobs, sacraments, or sacred privileges.
Simony
Created by Ivan the Terrible in 1565, this was a special, black-clad security force to rule them, and launch a campaign of terror against the boyar aristocracy.
Oprichnina