AP world unit 3.1

what continents is Russia spanned between

europe & Asia

when did Ivan IV rule ?

1547-1582

were does Volga river flow ?

into Caspian sea allowing trade between Persia & ottoman empire

who were the Stroganovs

major Russian land owners who hired cosacks to fight local tribes & Siberian Khan

Who were the cossacks ?

peasent warriors who fought local tribes & Siberian Khan they were sucsefull

Which dynasty overthrew the Yuan in 1368 ?

Ming dynasty

which dynasty took control in china overthrowing Ming in 1368

Qing dynasty

how was ming dynasty able to maintain control ?

through stabilization of east Asian region

What did emperor kangxi do and when did he rule

1661-1722 one of Chinas longest ruling emperir’s in Qing dynasty protected dtibet and stabilized and expanded dynasty

which city was main port open to European trade

Guangzhou - canton

what did ottomans,safavid,mughal empires have in common

decended from Turkic nomads, Turkic language, relied on gun powder, took advantage of power vacuum let by monghol Khanates , Muslims

who was tamerlane

mongol Turkic leader during late 14th cent he set stage for rise of Turkic empires

Define the ghazi ideal

model for warrior life, blended cooperative values of nomadic culture with willingness to serve as holy fighter for Islam

when and where did the ottoman empire exist

1300-1918 modern day turkey to Balkan areas of Europe and parts of north africa and south west Asia

who was mehemed 11 the conqueror and when did he rule

1451-1481 expanded the Ottoman empire's capital after his forces besieged Constantinople became nexus for trade and prosperd for its location

who was Suleiman 1 and when did he rule

1520-1566 ottoman empire reached its peak under this ruler, tried to take Vienna failed but caused fear on people and captured island of Rhodes and tripoli

Describe rise of power of the safavid empire

Shah Ismail I conquered Persia and established the empire in 1501–1502

Imposed Shi'a Islam as the state religion, using it to build a powerful base of legitimacy and distinct identity

who was shah Abbas 1 the great and when did he rule

1588-1629 he ruled over safavid empire at its height zenefid used islam as unifying force built power base that supported his rule denied any sunni

who were Babur and Akbar

Babur and Akbar were the founders and greatest consolidators of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (India), ruling as grandfather and grandson

Abolished the jizya (tax on non-Muslims) and created a syncretic religion called Din-i Ilahi (Divine Faith) to blend Islam, Hinduism, and other faiths to reduce religious conflict.

which empires collapsed as western Europe grew strong and which didn’t

collapesed- ottoman, safavid, mughal other gun powder empires

didn’t - Russia, england ,France, netherlands

when and how did the ottoman empire fall

1571 after suleiman’s death European forces made of Spaniards & vanetians defeated ottomans naval conflict known as battle of lefanto & weak sultans combines with strong European neighbors

when and how did the safavid empire collapse

1722, when its capital, Isfahan, was successfully besieged and captured by an invading tribal army of Sunni Afghan rebels.

when and how did mughal empires collapsed

empire becoming too large to govern, plagued by internal religious conflict and systematically dismantled by a joint-stock company

While Akbar the Great was famous for religious tolerance, his great-grandson, Aurangzeb, completely reversed these policies, fracturing the empire's social fabric