Unit 3 Ap World History

MOMS

Manchu Empire, Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Safavid Empire

How the Ottomans came to power:

used gunpowder to invade Constantinople

How the Ottomans maintained power

Used devshirme system - kidnapping Christian boys and making them janissaries

The Ottomans are clashing:

Austrians, Catholic regions of Europe, Safavid

What role did the Ottoman belief system play:

How the Safavids came to power:

They filled a power vacuum after the Turko Mongolian Tamarind Dynasty fell.

How the Safavids maintained power

They used the Shia belief system to maintain power

The Safavids are clashing:

Ottomans, Sunni Mughals

What role did the Safavid belief system play:

Shia belief system led to clashing w/ East Sunni neighbors

How the Mughals came to power:

They used gunpowder to gain powder

How the Mughals maintained power

They were tolerant, Ex: Akbar the Great

The Mughal are clashing:

Safavids, some Hindus known as Marathas

What role did the Mughals belief system play:

The Sunni belief system led to a new religion called Sikhism

How the Manchus came to power:

They invaded the Ming Dynasty and called themselves the Ching Dynasty

How the Manchus maintained power

They used the banner system - military organization of Manchu tribes to run the census/collect taxes

What role did the Manchus belief system play:

Buddhism and Confucian was the guiding belief system