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Manchus
The name of the overpowering group who established the Qing Dynasty, after they took control of the Ming
Gunpowder
The main resource that allowed for the spread of various land-based empires; Came from China
Ivan IV
The name of a ruler in Russia between 1450 to 1750
Suleiman I
The name of an important ruler in the Ottoman Empire; Empire flourished under his rule (reached a peak)
Akbar the Great
An extremely important and well-liked ruler of the Mughal Empire
Shah Abbas I
The name of a ruler from the Safavid Empire
Divine Right to Rule
The name of an ideology that was essentially thought of in Britain, which was similar to the Mandate of Heaven in the previous time period
English Bill of Rights
Signed by William and Mary; Essentially gave more rights to the citizens of Great Britain
Absolute Monarchy
The governmental system in France under Louis the 14th
Devshirme
The name of the military system in the Ottoman Empire
Janissaries
The name of the orphaned Christian boys who were part of the devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire
Tokugawa Shogunate
The name of the governmental system in Japan during this time; Held great peace and made the country more stable coming out of the feudalistic system
Peter the Great
Another ruler of the Russian empire after the death of Ivan the Terrible
Askia the Great
The name of the ruler of the Songhai Empire during this period where he promoted Islam and greatly improved the country
Tax Farming
A system of taxation used by various gunpowder empires where taxes where privately collected rather than simply by the government
Tributes
What was given to China by other states as a way to tax other countries
Taj Mahal
Was built in the Mughal empire by Shah Jahan
Palace of Versailles
Was built in France and Louis XIV sent all of his nobles to live there so that they would not overthrow his power
Zamindars
A tax collection system in the Mughal Empire based off of private collectivization
Suleimani Mosque
Built by Suleiman in the Ottoman Empire
Boyars
The name of the noble, landowning class that stood at the top of the social pyramid in Russia
Oprichina
The name of the paramilitary force that Ivan IV established; Also known as Russia’s “secret police”
St. Petersburg
The name of the city that was created under the rule of Peter the Great; Also the location where he sent all of the boyars to live to prevent revolts
Indulgences
The name of the purchases that could be made which essentially promised that you would go to heaven
Simony
The practice of paying for church offices
Martin Luther
A Catholic monk who wrote the 95 Theses (which were his complaints against the church)
Catholics and Orthodox
The two splits that occurred as a result of the Protestant Reformation
Council of Trent
The name of the council that was intended to correct various church abuses and mistakes (specifically those addressed in the 95 Theses)
Thirty Years War
A large religious conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants which resulted in numerous destructions around the European continent
Sikhism
A religion that was supposed to stop religious tensions in South/Southeast Asia; Specifically implemented by Shah Akbar
Sunni Islam
The branch of Islam that the Ottomans typically followed
Shi’a Islam
The branch of Islam that the Safavids typically followed
Constantinople
The name of the capital of the Ottoman Empire, which later became Istanbul
Byzantine Empire
The name of the empire that fell as a result of the Ottomans coming in and using gunpowder to destroy them
Counter (Catholic) Reformation
The reformation that occurred after the Protestant Reformation in an attempt to address the 95 Theses
Jesuits
The name of the group of people who attempted to spread Protestantism, especially through Asia
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