Chapter 14&15 study cards Flashcards
Why did Asian lands benefit from long-distance trade?
Because it brought silver that stimulated their economies.
What did scholar-bureaucrats and gentry wear?
Black gowns with blue borders adorned with various rank insignia.
How did Matteo Ricci learning Chinese help Europeans in China?
It helped open doors for the Jesuits, who then impressed their hosts with European science and gadgetry.
Japan in the 1500’s is referred to as what by historians, and why?
It’s referred to as the era of sengoku- “The country at war,” due to the state having many civil wars at the time.
What was the main goal of the Tokugawa shoguns?
To stabilize their realm and prevent the return of civil war.
True or false? The Tokugawa shoguns restricted European access to Japan mainly because of concerns that Christianity might serve as a cultural bridge for alliances between shoguns and European adventurers, which could result in destabilization of Japanese society and even threats to the bakufu.
False: The Tokugawa shoguns restricted European access to Japan in fear that Christianity might serve as a cultural bridge for alliances between DAIMYO (powerful territorial lords in early modern Japan,) and European adventurers.
Who were the Ghazi, and where?
The Ghazi were Muslim religious warriors in the Ottoman Empire.
What did the Sunni Ottomans believe?
That the first legitimate successor to Mohammad was Mohammad’s father-in-law, Abu Bakr, not Ali like the Safavids believed.
The Mughal emperor Akbar was known for what religious actions?
Known for NOT imposing Islam on his subjects, and instead encouraged the elaboration of a synthetic religion called “Divine Faith.”
What did Divine Faith focus on?
Attention on the emperor as a ruler common to all the religious, ethnic, and social groups of India.
Who were the Qizilbash and where?
“Red heads,” Turkish tribes that were important allies of Shah Ismail in the formation of the Safavid Empire.
