Chapter 13/14 Flashcards
Ottoman height of power under
Suleiman magnificent
New elite military group that checked the warrior aristocrats that challenged the sultan
Janissaries
Had weapons that help them succeed
System that ottomans used required Christians of area to contribute young boys to become slaves of sultan
Devshirme
Sultan aided by who
Head of imperial admin had more power than sultan
Central gov challenged by janissaries
Vizier
The heirs of Ali were called
Safavid empire had shi it’s not Sunni like ottoman
Imams
Imams continued until descendent disappeared later known as the
Hidden Islam
Safavid empire
Shi it’s did not have a United political base the army emerged under
Ismail
From Safavid empire
Ismail made the official religion what
Twelver shi’ism
Based on legacy of hidden Islam
Ismail sent who to fight the ottomans
Qizilbash
Had swords/knives against ottoman cannons ottomans won
Safavids reached peak under
Shah Abbas 1
India was attacked by
Babur
Descendent of genghis khan and timur
Mughal empire founded by
Babur
Mughal empire expanded under and reached height of power
Akbar
Shah made the what to immortalize his love
Taj Mahal
Sati
Hindu practice suicide of widows by jumping into their mans funeral pyre
Purdah
Strictly enforced can’t leave home unescorted and unveiled
Divine faith
Hoped would unite the many religions under his realm and cement loyalty to the emperor but it failed
Nanuk
Was before Babur invaded India
Stressed meditation to seek enlightenment was FIRST guru of new religion
Who was first guru of Sikhism
What was it
Nanuk
No caste system
Devout Muslim Shan Aurangzeb killed the 9th guru for not converting to Muslim
10th guru avenged his dad by leading the
Army of the pure
To challenge Mughal empire and assert Sikh beliefs
Farehpur Sikri
Magnificent architecture
Ivan 3
Leader who refused to pay tribute 2 mongols
Ivan the great 111 recruited peasants called
Cossacks they settled in new territory in exchange 4 freedom of serfdom
Russian nobility
Boyars had land worked on my serfs
Boyars worked together to select Mikhail Romanov of Romanov family
Heir to the throne
Table of ranks
Allowed gov officials get positions based on merit not aristocratic status
Window on the west
Capital St. Petersburg was port 4 navy and allowed access to western countries
Peter the great
Saw importance of sea power
Matteo Ricci
Italian wanted to convert emperor wanli to his faith he’s famous Jesuit
Queve
Manchu style patch hair
Kangxi
Good military leader
Empire grew
Qianlong
Brought LOTS money
Kabuki plays
Common form literature
Setting for kabuki plays
Floating world
Alternate attendance
To check on daimyos used this required them spend every other year at Tokugawa court 1- weakened wealth and they can’t establish separate power base
Nakuru
Tent gov
Means only replacement for real power of emperor
Daimyos
Local control pledged allegiance to shogun as overlord they acted independent and fought a lot
Toyotomi hideyoshi
Most famous general thst broke power of warring daimyos and unified Japan under his power unified Japan for FIRST time
Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa leyaso establishedba central gov called this
After tokugawa hideyoshi the daimyos chose under
Tokugawa leyaso
Ottoman Empire founder is
Osman
