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Gunpowder Empires
Large, multiethnic states in Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories. They included Russia, the Ottoman, the Safavid, and the Mugal empires
The Ghazi Ideal
The model for warrior life that blended the cooperative values of nomads with the willingness to fight as a holy fighter for Islam
Shah
The Iraqi equivalent of a king or emperor
Castes
Strict Hindu social groups designated at birth. They included the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, and Dalits
Divine Right of Kings
A common claim from the Middle Ages that the right to rule was given by God
Intendants
Royal officials (bureaucratic elites) sent out to the provinces to execute the orders of the central government
Cardinal Richelieu
A French clergyman, noblemen and statesman who served as the minister to King Louis XIII
Absolute Government
A system of government directed by one source of power, the king, with complete authority
Devshiome
A selection system used by the Ottoman Sultans to staff their military and their government
Zamindars
Paid government officials who were in charge of specific duties, like taxation, construction, and water supply
Boyars
The noble landowning class that stood at the top of the social pyramid in Russia
Peace of Augsburg
The resultant from a conflict between Lutherans and the Holy Roman Empire. It allowed each German state to choose whether its ruler would be Catholic or Lutheran
Edict of Nantes
An edict issued by King Henry IV that allowed the Huguenots to practice their faith
Peace of Westphalia
The Settlement from the Thirty Years' war, for that allowed each area of the Holy Roman Empire to chase between 3 religions: Roman Catholic, Lutheranism, and Calvinism
Indulgences
A payment that grants a person release from the punishments of sin
Simony
The selling of offices in the church
Jesuits
A religious order, also known as the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola
Council of Trent
Council that corrected some of the Church's abuses and concentrated on reaffirming rituals and sacraments. They also published the Index of Prohibited Books
95 Theses
The expressions of Mortain Luther's challenges against the neck, which were nailed to a church slack
Martin Luther
A German monk whose beliefs helped reform the church
Puritans
A group of offshoots of Calvinism who wanted to purify the Church of England of Catholic remnants
Empiricism
A scientific method developed by English scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon that insisted upon the collection of data to back up a hypothesis
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