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Divine Right of knights
common claim from the middle ages that the right to rule was given to a king by a god
Justice of the Peace
officials selected by the landed gentry’s job was to maintain peace in the counties of England
English Bill of Rights
assured individual civil liberties
Absolutism
directed by one source of power, the king, with complete authority
Louis XIV
ruled France 1643-1715, espoused a theory of divine right and was a virtual dictator
Boyars
noble landowning class
Serfdom
peasants(serfs) received a plot of land and protection from a noble, in return they were bound to that land and had little personal freedom
Romanov Dynasty
took control of Russia in 1613 after a period of turmoil following Ivan’s death, three main groups in Russia had conflicting desires
Janissaries
formed elite forces in the Ottoman army, Christian boys
Daimyo
conflict between landholding aristocrats
Period of Great Peace
mid-19th century, Tokugawa’s successors ruled Japan
Tokugawa Shogunate
set about reorganizing the governance of Japan in order to centralize control over what was basically a feudal system
Zamindars
paid government officials, in charge of specific orders such as taxation, construction, water supply
Askia the Great
came to power in Songhai in 1493, promoted Islam throughout his kingdom, made elaborate pilgrimage to Mecca
Taj Mahal
large, beautiful tomb in India
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