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Bureaucracy
People who work for the government who carry out the leaders policies. It’s not a government structure.
Devshrime System
Christian boys who were forced to work as soldiers or bureaucrats for the government
Janissaries
Christian military soldiers who were forced to convert to Islam, paid and first standing army in Europe
Suleiman the Magnificent
Absolute monarch who led the ottoman empire in its golden age
Safavids
Shi’a Islamic Empire located in Persia, between the Ottoman and Mughal empires.
Jihad
Holy war that Safavids fought to convert non-believers
Religion in the Mughal Empire
Muslim minority ruling over Hindu majority in South Asia; toleration towards hindus
Sikhism
New religion created in India. A blend of hinduism and Islam- Monotheistic, reincarnation and karma.
Manchus
Not ethnically Chinese- ruled over china from 1644-1911
Government in Qing
Kept confucianism, Mandate of Heaven, and Civil service exam; moved manchus to the top of the social class
Treatment of non-manchus
Banned intermarriage and anti-Manchu writings; forced Chinese to wear queue hairstyle
Government in Tokugawa
Power int he hands of the Shogun and local nobles; emperor has no power
Interaction with Europeans
Banned foreigners, except the dutch; became isolated
Caravel and Fluyt
New European ships that improved sail and cargo holds
Reconquista
Spain’s attempt to establish catholicism in the country by expelling and killing jews and Muslims
Treaty of Todesillas
Issues by the Pope to split the Americas between Portugal/Spain; was an attempt to avoid war between the catholic countries
Columbian Exchange on Americas
Diseases such as flu, black death, ect. Population decrease for native population; new plantation crops like sugar and cotton and other new foods.
Mercantilism
Unequal Trade system; colonies send raw materials to mother country and get finished goods back; bad for colony
Viceroys
Two people appointed by the King of Spain to rule over Spanish Latin America
Silver
Primary source of money- mined in South America- forced labor for former Incan people- mit’a system
Castas System
Race based Spanish Latin American social class- Peninsulares on top and than creoles.
Chattel Slavery
Slavery in the Americas where people were bought and sold; much harsher than slavery in the afro-euroasia
Joint-Stock Companies
King would issue a charter to a group of investors who would get a monopoly on trade in a certain region
Slave Rebellions
Usually unsuccessful because of language barriers, fear, risk
Asante
West African Kingdom that profited from the slave trade and expanded as a result of European guns
Divine Right of Kings
European belief that the king received power from God to rule
Columbian Exchange on afro-Eurasia
New foods like potatoes- increase in population; Migration of people to the americas.
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