Chapters 18, 19 & 20 Flashcards
What s a heretic?
One who does not conform to established doctrine
What is an armada?
A fleet of warships
What is inflation?
A rapid increase in prices
What was the 30 years war?
- Catholics vs. Calvanists
- France fights Holy Roman Empire & Spain in order to gain territory
- France, Sweeden & Allies win
What is divine right of kings?
The belief that the king gets its power from god
Who are the Puritans?
English Protestants
*Believed that the Church of England needed reform to simplify & regulate forms of worship
What are natural rights?
Rights you are born with
What is absolutism?
A political system in which a ruler hold total power
What is a gunpowder empire?
Empire formed by outside conquers with firearms
What is a Janissary?
A soldier in the Elite Guard
Who is the Sultan?
The head of the Ottoman turks
Who is the Shah?
King used in Persia and Iran
What were the 3 Muslim Dynasties?
Ottoman Turks, Safavid, and Mogul
What caused the rise of the Ottomans?
*Strong Military
~Elite Guard (Janissary)
What caused the expansion of the Ottomans?
*Captured Constantinople
What problems did the Ottomans encounter?
- Corruption
- High Taxes
- Change in Gov
- Western ideas
What dynasty was Shia Muslim?
Safavid
What dynasty used Shahs as rulers, and had control of Persia and Iran?
Savafid
Which dynasty was Akbar a part of?
Mogul
Was the mogul dynasty located north of India?
Yes
What Japan dynasty had the ruler of Hong Wu?
Ming
What Japan dynasty had economic hardship?
Qing
What Japan dynasty had a central beuracracy?
BOTH
What Japan dynasty had Manchus?
Qing
What Japan dynasty improved the great wall?
Ming
What Japan dynasty had artistic brilliance?
BOTH
What Japan dynasty had limited trade?
Qing
What Japan dynasty expanded territory?
BOTH
What Japan dynasty began imperial city?
Ming
What happened in the reunification of Japan?
*Feudal Japan collapsed, and was later unified by Tokugawa
Who was the Tokugawa?
Reunified Japan, and had rule over 250 Hans
Who are the Daimyo?
- “great names”
* Nobles in Japan
What is the Hostage System?
System used by shogunate to control daiymo
What is an isolationist?
Limiting contact with others
What was going on with Europeans and Spice Trade?
*Spices were highly valued
*There was competition to find sea route to Indies
~Portugal found route
What were the French wars?
- Religious conflict was center of wars
* Catholic French Kings vs. Protestants
Who was the English Revolution fought between?
King James vs. Parliment
What were the reasons behind the English Revolution?
- Parliament wants power
* King ignores them
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
- Set up “Rump Parliament”
- Destroyed King and Parliament
- Set up a military dictatorship
Did Spain ever maintain absolutism?
No
*Nobles too powerful
Why did absolutism not work in England?
*Parliment
Did France ever maintain absolutism?
Yes
Who is Peter the great?
*Leader of Russia
~Devine right of Kings
~Absolutism
*Westernized Russia
*Gained territory
*Modified army
*Divided Russia into Provinces
