land based empires test

In 1620, English scientist and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon developed an early scientific method called

Empiricism

Perhaps the most destructive religious war in Europe, that at first centered on religious conflict in the HE was

The thirty years war

This reform minded council met three times from 1545 - 1563 to reform church ways and stop the spread of protestantism

Council of Trent

Protestants in France that were persecuted by the Catholic Church were called

Huguenots

In 1540, Ignatius Loyola founded the

Jesuits

Philip II sent this flotilla of Spanish ships to bring England back into the Catholic fold in 1588

Spanish armada

Martin Luther's main criticism with the Roman Catholic Church was over the

Sale of indulgences

The main belief in Calvinism is the concept of

Predestination

King Henry VIlI started this protestantant church in England.

Anglican

In 1555, King Charles V signed a treaty ending his war against the princes in his empire, it was

The treaty of Augsburg

Martin Luther challenged the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church when he wrote the

95 theses

Henry VIII disbanded the Roman Catholic Church in England to become the head of the

anglican church

During the counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church increased the use of the _____________ to root out heresy.

inquisition

King Henry IV of France showed tolerance of the Huguenots in France by signing the

edict of nantes

The Thirty Years War ended with the

Peace of Westphalia

Holy Islamic canonical law is

sharia

__________________ was developed from Hinduism and may have been influenced by Islamic sufism.

sikhism

The elite Ottoman soldiers that came through the Devshirme System were the

janissaries

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire during the early years of the Protestant Reformation was

Charles V

___________________ founded the Safavid Empire

Ismail

________________ founded the Mughal Empire.

Babur

________________ founded the Ottoman Empire.

Osman Bey

The Council of Trent met from 1545 - 1563 and was mainly focused on

reforming questionable church doctrine and practices

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires were all known as

gunpowder empires

In 1547, the invention of this was followed by an increase in literacy throughout Europe

Gutenberg printing press

What was the name of the first great Qing emperor

Kangxi

The Qing Dynasty was formed in 1644 by the powerful

Manchus

Fierce peasant warriors in Russia were known as

cossacks

This controversial Russian czar expanded Russian territory by taking over the last Mongol strongholds in Russia

Ivan IV

Religious warriors, who were holy fighters for the religion of Islam were

Ghazi

Using 26 foot cannons to break down the walls of “the City” ___ captured Constantinople on May 29

Mehmet II

The greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire was

Akbar

Social status in Islamic India was based on Hindu ___, or strict social groupings designated at birth

castes

The greatest of the Ottoman sultans was

Suleyman I

This Mughal emperor’s religious intolerance helped lead to its decline

Aurengzeb

The European theory that the king is divinely chosen is called

divine right of kings

This absolute French dictator king was known as the Sun King

Louis XIV

Ivan IV, Peter I, and Catherine II were all part of this famous Russian dynasty

Romanov

the architect of French absolutism under King Louis XIII was

Cardinal Richelieu

semi-free peasant agricultural workers in Russia were known as

serfs

Tokugawa Japan was organized into 250-260 hans ruled by

daimyo

the capital of the Tokugawa Shogunate was

Edo

These officials were usually local or were private tax collectors distant from the government

Tax farmers

This magnificent mausoleum was built by Shah Jahan to honor his wife Mumtaz, who died in childbirth

Taj Mahal