Developments and Interactions of Religious Values

Vocabulary flashcards covering the political, cultural, and economic effects of religious developments and interactions across European, Middle Eastern, American, and African states.

Absolutism in France

A political system under an absolute monarch where the French government became increasingly centralized, driven in part by religious conflicts and rivalries.

Richelieu

The minister of France who expanded centralized governance by implementing the system of intendants.

System of Intendants

An administrative system created by Minister Richelieu in France to further strengthen and centralize the government.

Ottomans

A gunpowder empire that practiced Sunni Islam and centralized its government and military to defend against and wage war with the rival Safavids.

Safavids

A gunpowder empire whose ongoing religious tension and conflict with the Sunni Ottomans compelled both powers to strengthen and centralize their governments.

Martin Luther

Religious figure who posted the 95 Theses, sparking the rapid spread of ideas that led German princes to adopt Lutheranism.

95 Theses

The historical text posted by Martin Luther that circulated quickly via the printing press and encouraged German princes to adopt a new state religion.

Printing Press

The technology that enabled the rapid spread of Martin Luther's ideas across German states.

Lutheranism in German States

The Protestant faith adopted by German princes as their official state religion following the diffusion of Luther's teachings.

European Catholic Missionary Orders

Religious organizations in Spanish America whose work led millions of indigenous people to abandon traditional spiritual practices and embrace Roman Catholicism.

King Afonso of Kongo

African ruler who converted to Catholicism and introduced it to his kingdom in order to strengthen trade relations with Portugal.

Jizya Tax

A tax in the Ottoman Empire cited as historical evidence of expanding tax collection linked to religious developments.

Taxation on Monasteries

An economic measure carried out during the Protestant Reformation demonstrating an increase in government tax collection.