Akbar the Great
Greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire; stopped Sati, added land, beautified Delhi
Boyars
Russian nobles
Catherine II (the Great)
\n Russian Czarina; expanded Russia; increased power over the Serfs; Ended Enlightenment ideals
cossacks
Russia’s version of the pioneer; expanded east pushing out Mongols
Czar (Tsar)
Russian word for Caesar; called themselves Czars as they saw themselves as descendants of Rome
Dutch Schools (learning)-
In Japan, these were places where the Japanese adapted European learning for Japanese use (Math and science)
Gunpowder Empires
The name given to the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires who expanded thanks to Islam and \n Gunpowder
Harem Politics
The fighting amongst wives and concubines to compete for their son’s chance at the throne
Isolation
In this case, China and Japan kicking the Europeans out for trying to force Christianity on them
Istanbul
Istanbul was Constantinople; capital of the Ottoman Empire
Ivan III (the Great)
Russian Czar that kicked out the Mongols
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
Russian Czar that killed all his family and led Russia to the “Time of Troubles”
Janissaries
the powerful military force of the Ottoman; Slave troops, many taken at a young age from Christian families
Kowtow
ceremonial bow down to the rulers of China or Japan
Matteo Ricci
Jesuit priest that adopted Chinese customs to gain favor in the Chinese court
Mehmed the Conqueror
The Ottoman ruler that conquered Constantinople
Ming Dynasty
The dynasty that ended the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty and restored the Confucian bureaucracy system
Moscow
he capital of Russia after Kyiv; this happened because this was where the Mongols had been collecting \n tribute
Mughal Empire
The gunpowder empire in India
Ottoman Empire
The gunpowder empire where the old Byzantine Empire was
Peter I (the Great)
Russian ruler that expanded Russia, built St Petersburg, and westernized Russia
Pugachev
Romanov Dynasty
Dynasty that took over Russia after the Time of Troubles; Lasted until 1912
Safavid Empire
the gunpowder empire that was in Persia
Shah Abbas the Great
Greatest ruler of the Safavid Empire; expanded; built a new capital in Isfahad
Sikhism (Sikh)
New religion created in the Punjab region of India/Pakistan
St Petersburg
Capital of Russia under Peter the Great; had a warm water port on the Baltic Sea so Russia could trade \n with Europe year round
Suleyman the Magnificent
Greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire; beautified Istanbul; expanded
Tokugawa Shogunate
Shogunate that will rule until the end of shogunate period; “isolated” Japan