Global History II - Regents Review Topic 1 Vocab

Tokugawa Shogunate

- Military government that ruled over Japan from 1603 to 1868.

Peter the Great

- Ruled Russia as czar from 162 to 1725, had absolute power and westernized Russia.

Bourbon Dynasty

- Governed France from 1584 to 1793.

Benin

- Historic kingdom of West Africa that prospered between 13th and 19th century.

Ashanti

- Kingdom that developed in present day Ghana.

Akbar

- Third Mughal ruler who ruled India from 1556 to 1605.

Janissaries

- Member of an elite corps in the Ottoman Empire army.

Samurai

- Warriors of premodern Japan.

Versailles

- City in Central France site of Louis XIVs royal residence.

Sepoy

- Native Indian employed as a soldier for Europe.

Louis XIV

- Absolute monarch of France from 1774 to 1792, had bad leadership.

Constantinople

- Former capital city of Turkey.

Daimyo

- Feudal leaders who controlled the provinces of Japan.

Qing Dynasty

__- Final imperial in China lasting from 1644 to 1912.

Sultan

- King or sovereign especially of an Islamic State.

Mughal Empire

- Muslim Dynasty who ruled over a majority Hindu population.

Ottoman Empire

- Former Turkish empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa, surrounds the Mediterranean Sea.

Absolute Monarch

- Monarchy that is not limited by laws.