unit 3 terms

gunpowder empires

large multi-ethnic states in Southwest Asia who used gunpowder

Ottoman Empire

weak sultans, strong neighbors, problem with harem politics

Safavid Empire

had a strong military (Persia/Iraq)

Mughal Empire

one of the richest empires; Akbar was most influential leader

devshirme

method used in the Ottoman Empire to develop soldiers

Qing Empire

last major dynasty in China

Delhi

center of Mughal Empire established by Akbar

Sikhism

a religion blending Islamic and Hindu beliefs

King James I

"divine right of monarchs"

justice of the peace

officials in English gov. that "do equal right to the poor and the rich"

tudors

name of the monarchs that run English gov.

boyers

noble land-owners in Russia

Ivan IV

strong Russian leader who defends Russian state

Romanov Dynasty

dynasty in russia; ends in 1900's

serfdom

concept of poor people being tied to land

Charles V

most powerful roman king

95 thesis

95 list of complaints by Martin Luther against the Catholic Church

Kangxi

ruler of Qing Dynasty who expanded China

Mehmed II

leader of Ottoman empire and conquered Constantinople

inquisition

court system by the Church to trial non-believers

Principa

Newton's book of laws

protestant reformation

creation of new Christain religions

Edo

city in Japan becoming the center of gov. (modern-day Tokyo)

Tokugawa

an organized gov. ruling Japan

daimyo

powerful land-owners in Japan

Songhai kingdom

kingdom after Mali falls

tax farming

method of finding citizens to be the tax collector

versailles

French palace built by Louis XIV

Janissaries

elite soldiers of Ottoman empire

counter reformation

Catholic Church's effort to work against Christians

Anglican

a Church Henry VIII created to get a divorce

Askia the Great

leader of the Songhai empire