goals of the ming dynasty
reestablish old chinese practices
why did the ming dynasty fall?
change in tax policies caused peasant rebellion
why was the qing dynasty more successful?
continued neo-confucianism and civil service exam
qing dynasty military system
8 banners, green flag army
japanese gov’t system
shogunate - daimyo, samurai, peasants, merchants
devshirme
forced recruitment of soldiers for ottomans
hinduism + islam =
sikhism
mughal taxation system
zamindars, tax collectors
ottoman taxation system
tax farming, bidding
aztec taxation system
tributes to the nobles
monumental architecture in the mughal empire
taj mahal
monumental architecture in the safavid empire
isfahan mosque
monumental architecture in the ottoman empire
topkapi palace
safavid religion
shi’a
reason for songhai-moroccan conflict
morocco wanted to expand when songhai was weak
what did akbar bring to the mughal empire?
religious tolerance
how did the qing imperial portraits legitimize power?
convinced that manchu ruler was an insider
how did the european versailles legitimize and consolidate power?
showed wealth and absolute rule of louis xiv
ghulam
safavid janisarries
what did caliphs say they were?
true successors to muhammad
how did the songhai empire get rich?
indian ocean trade
who embraced islam in the songhai empire?
leaders embraced islam
tokugawa shogunate
last japanese shogunate, closed japan off