AP World Modern History Unit 3.1

What region is Ismail a part of and what is his connection/significance

The Safavid dynasty (in Iran), was a military hero, conquered land, used Shi’a Islam as unifying force and was against Sunni

What is a shah equivalent to in the Safavid

a King or Emperor

What region was Abbas the Great a part of

the Safavid Empire, he replied on Europeans

What was the effect of the Safavids following Shi’a Islam

The had conflict with their neighbors the Ottoman Empire who were Sunni Islam

What was special about women in the Safavid empire

They had more rights including to inheritance and sometimes divorce which was provided based on Islamic law

Who was Babur the descendant of and what region did he found

He was the descendant of Tamerlane and founded the Mughal Empire (in India)

Who was the descendant of Babur that took over control in Mughal

Akbar

Where was the caste system used and what was it

in India, designated social groupings at birth

What was a reason the gunpowder empires fell

they didn’t modernize and the other regions were

What were some reasons the specific gunpowder empire, ottoman, declined

weak leaders (sultans) and strong neighboring nations (European neighbors)

What were reasons the specific gunpowder empire, safavid, declined

ineffective leaders and a weakened economy

what were reasons for the specific gunpowder empire, Mughal, declined

weakened by corruption and had a hard time keeping up with enemies and innovations

What are gunpowder empires

states that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories

What was common in Ottomans expansion

conquering Christian strongholds

What time period does unit 3 take place in

1450-1750

What was common way that leaders in gunpowder empires legitmized power

creating art and architecture

What did Europe’s expansion involve

a wide exchange network that spread gunpowder: transoceanic connections with the americas

When did the wave of plagues end in europe

mid 1400s

when was the gutenberg press invented and what was the effect of it

mid 1400s, increased literacy

how did leaders centralize power in Europe

controlling taxes, army, and religion

What were the two regions that Russia is a product of

mongol and europe

what region was Ivan IV a part of, what was his role, and what did he do

Russia, was the tsar (leader), he expanded the border east

what was the Russian expansion reliant upon

Gunpowder

What region were cossacks from and what were they

Russia, bands of peasant warriors

What was a reason Russia wanted to move east

fur trade

Who was kublai Khan and what region was he involved with

China, he founded yuan dynasty

What dynasty overthrew the yuan dynasty

ming dynasty

what dynasty over threw the ming dynasty

the qing dynast

What was the Great wall of china looked at by the leaders for

protection

what dynasty china restored and expanded the Great wall of china

Ming

what region was kangxi a part of, what role did he play, and what was he known for

china, was the emperor, known for ruling during a time of peace in the qing dynasty

what region was qianlong a part of, what role did he play

china, was a emperor during the qing

What was the cause of the conflict that china had with the british

the Qing dynasty needed money so they sold LIMITED trading privileges to the European powers but the british did not like the limitations

What was the white lotus rebellion

an event organized by a group in the qing dynasty in response the the high taxes that were imposed in hopes to overthrow and restore the ming dynasty, the Qing gov suppressed this brutally

What was the significance of the ghazi ideal to the gunpowder empires

served as the model for warriors who participated in the rise of the gunpowder empires

What was the significance of Tamerlane in the gunpowder empires

his conquests resulted in the empires, Ottomans, safavids, and mughals, he also encouraged learning and the arts which was a big part of gunpowder empires, everything he created/was involved in was centered on gunpowder (he used it to build a gov. dependent upon military, used it to protect land routes on the silk routes

what region was Babur a part of, who was he the descendant of, and what was his role

India,descendant of Tamerlane, created Mughal empire

What region was mehmed II a part of, what was his role

ottoman empire, established the empires capital after his forces besieged constantinople, renamed it istanbul

What form of gunpowder were Ottomans known for using

cannons

What region was Suleiman I part of, what was his role

Ottoman, the leader