exam 2 guide

Mughal Emperor known for religious tolerance

Akbar

Monument built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife

Taj Mahal

State religion established by Shah Ismail

Twelver Shi’ism

Ottoman Sultan who captured Constantinople in 1453

Mehmed II

Opposition group to Sunni Islam in Safavid Empire

Qizilbash

Primary tax for non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire

Jizya

Originally a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

Political and religious group seeking traditional moral values in the Ottomans

Ottoman moralism

Mughal Emperor who constructed Fatehpur Sikri as capital

Akbar

Safavid ruler known for military reforms and trade promotion

Shah Abbas

Mughal Emperor who built the Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan

Tax imposed on non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire

Jizya

Supporters of the Safavid Shah Ismail characterized by red hats

Qizilbash

Non-Muslim subject granted protection in Ottoman Empire

Dhimmi

Ottoman leader known for legal reforms and strong influence

Suleyman the Magnificent

Elite soldiers recruited through the Devshirme system in the Ottomans

Janissaries

Leader of the Safavid Empire and founder of Twelver Shi’ism

Shah Ismail

System of taking Christian boys for the Ottoman army

Devshirme

Architectural feature famous for its dome in Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

French revolutionary writer of the 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman'

Olympe de Gouges

Political philosophy emphasizing government authority from the consent of the governed

Popular sovereignty

Father of modern capitalism who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'

Adam Smith

Global conflict from 1756 to 1763 affecting Europe and America

Seven Years' War

Main objective of the French Revolution’s 'Tennis Court Oath'

To form the National Assembly

Treaty restoring Catholic Church relations with France post-Revolution

Concordat

Leader of the Haitian Revolution and former slave

Toussaint L’Overture

Latin American revolutionary leader prominent in independence

Simon Bolivar

Father of Italian unification and founder of Young Italy

Guiseppe Mazzini

English abolitionist working for the slave trade's abolition

William Wilberforce

Women’s rights advocate at the Seneca Falls Convention

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Diplomat leading the unification of Germany

Otto Von Bismark

Meeting to restore European balance of power post-Napoleon

Congress of Vienna

Political movement for a Jewish homeland in Israel

Zionism

Invention powering the first successful steam engine

Steam engine

Industry most affected by the power loom

Textiles

Concept of companies controlling an entire industry

Monopoly

Developer of large-scale steel production process

Bessemer

Group opposing technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution

Luddites

Idea of controlling both supply chain and production

Vertical integration

War marking a turning point in the Ottoman decline

Crimean War

Trade agreements giving foreign nationals privileges in Ottoman Empire

Capitulations

Ottoman Sultan who modernized the empire with reforms

Mahmud II

Group leading the Boxer Rebellion in China

Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists

Japanese political movement resulting in major reforms

Meiji Restoration

Military defeat that weakened Russia and highlighted government inefficiency

Russo-Japanese War

Rebellion against foreign influence led by Cixi

Boxer Rebellion

Conflict over opium trade resulting in Treaty of Nanjing

Opium War