AP World Hist Unit 3 (1450-1700)

Legitimize Power

methos that rules use to say who is in charge

Consolidate Power

Methods rules used to take power from other groups and claim it

How did Rulers Consolidate and Legitimize their power

Bureaucracy (government officials), Military Expansions, Religion and Art

Examples of Bureaucracy

Devashri system where the Ottoman empire took Chrisitan slaves form the Balkans and taught them making personnel loyal to the Sultan

Example of Military Expansion

Janesari from Devashri system of enslaved Christian Balkan boys used in military system

Legitimize power through religion example

Divin Right (Europe) approval by Jesus, Human Sacrifice (Aztec)

Legitimize power through art example

Versailles (France), Taj Mahal (Mughal)

Christianity (Europe) spilt

split into Eastern Orthodox in the East, and Roman Catholic in the West

Roman Catholic Spilt

Due to corruption in the church Martin Luther came along and wrote 95 theses starting the Protestant Reformation and the split From Catholic to Protestant

Printing Press

A technology that Martin Luther used to spread his ideals in the 95 theses

Simony

Corrupt catholic practice that says people can buy off their sins

Protestant Reformation Effects

Some rulers remained catholic while some switched to Protestant

Islam (Ottoman and Safavid)

Split into Sunni Muslims (Ottoman), and Shi’a Muslims (Safavid) which created political tensions

Bhakti movement

blended mystic Hindu belief with Islam Sufism

Sikhism

Blended Isam and Hindu (one God), but disregarded caste system

Ottoman expansion

Expanded through gun powder weapons made in China (got through trade)

Ottoman expansion (Istanbul)

Conquered Constantinople former heart of the Roman Empire allowing expansion in western Europe

Safavid Expansion

gunpowder weapons

Mughal Empire Expansion

through gunpowder weapons, tolerance of different religions, Hindu citizens but Muslim leader

Qing Empire

Ethnically Chinese but Manchu leaders