Exam 1 Flashcards
Rising Great Powers 16th to 18th Centuries
Rising Great Powers: PBARF
Prussia - Absolute Mon - Army - +Bureaucracy
Britain - Cons Mon - Comm and Finanical Resources, navy, trade, freedom, industry, relations toleration
Austria - Abs Mon -Army, Imperial Prestige, loyalty
Russia - Abs Mon - Army, popu, Natural Resources, Imperial Control of Church and State
France - Abs Mon - Army, Popu, Colon Emp, Intellect
_Declining Great Power_s: SONS
Spain - Ab Mon - Stag Eco, Ineff Govt, weak mil, religious and intellectual Conformity
Ottoman Empire - Ab Mon, Backw Eco, Unsta Govt, resist change, old military
Netherlands - Republic, Divide Govt, low pop and decline Econ
Sweden- Const Mon - Low Popula, Weak Econo
Charles V
- Holy Roman Emperor 1519
- Inherited Lands Ruled 1/4 of Europe
- Austria
- Netherlands
- East France
- East Spain West Spin
- Sardina/Naples/Sicily
- Also Hungary/Bohemia
- East Lands to Ferdinand I
- West Lands to Phillip III
- Inherited Lands Ruled 1/4 of Europe
Eastern and Western Hemisphere Differences Pre-1450
Eastern Hemisphere: Europe—>
1492-1519 Belief world 1/2 water/ 1/2 Land (Cartographers)
Large Pool of Disease becuase of Animals
Growing Population
Trade Networks
Large Civi. -Islam, Christendom, China, India, N. Africa, SE Asia Dyn. Come and go Linear and Quantified Time - Days, Months Years
Leads to Spirituality Hindu, Budd, Daoism all common treat others as you would like treated
Less Parochial View of world - W/O blinders
Ocean Gap 3K miles
Breeds Innovation/Travel/Trade Networks/ Large Rel. Following/ Large Civil.
Western Hemisphere— Nomadic early
Recent Human Arrival last 15K years/Large Mammal Extinction from Human Hunting and Planet Warming.
Small Animals Domesticated,
North and South Axle Land Prevents travel- Cold weather N and S
Limited land for Agriculture/ Geography Not friendly to Diffusion of ideas
Small pool of disease
Small Civilizations Meso america and Ande Mnts with no where to go
Time is Cyclical 4 seasons rinse and repeat
Isolated from eachother and world
Was tropical then Hotter/ Dryer–> Plants and Animals Dissapear
Ocean Gap to Eastern Eurasia 6K Miles
India Religion
- Monothesism and Polytheism
- Hindu Trinity: All seen as one divine reality
- Brahman - Creator
- Vishnu - Preserver
- Shiva - Destroyer
Reincarntaion
- Based on a Caste system Humans Not Equal Created By Aryians :
- Your soul transmigrates to another body when you die.
- Good Karma brings you up Caste and Bad Karma Down
- Barhman (Priests) Head of God (One with the Cosmos)
- Kshatriyas (Warriors)
- Vaishyas (Farmer/Merchants)
- Shudras (Laborers) Foot of God
- Good Karma brings you up Caste and Bad Karma Down
- Your soul transmigrates to another body when you die.
Dar al-Islam
- God:Allah - (Muhammad - Creator/Final Phrophet/ Military
- Monotheism- Tinitarian Monotheism - Father son Holy Spirit/ JudgementDay Ancient Persian Concept -Heaven or Hell
- Personal Jahad - Struggle to defeat internal demeons
- Political Jahad - Conquer world in name of Allah w/ military
- House of God - Where Muslims Rule (GLUE) Beleivers
- House of War - (Dar al-Harab) Islam Non-Believers state of Jahad War
- Monotheism- Tinitarian Monotheism - Father son Holy Spirit/ JudgementDay Ancient Persian Concept -Heaven or Hell
Dar al-Habab
- House of Disbelief
- Islam Non-Believers and Continuous state of Jahad War
- Sultan -Government Leader
- Calif - Religios Leader
- Islam Non-Believers and Continuous state of Jahad War
Italian Renaissance
- An Attitude 14-16th century
- Inpires 3 Values Humanism Individualism and Secularism -
- Humanism -New Learning, Man is rational, cultivating talents, belief abilities are unlimited
- Individualism - Emphasize Competition and Personal sucess and Display of Personal Wealth
- Secularism- Emphasize Worldly Views(Spiritual)
- Rebirth of Antiquity - Learn from Greece and Rome
- Inpires 3 Values Humanism Individualism and Secularism -
- Urban and Commercial Growth
- Italian Thinkers look back to pre-christian pagan science and Philoso
- Machiavelli inspired Political thoughts with movement
- Areas rewarded - Genoa, Florenece, Milan, Naples, Rome and venice who are ruled by elite merchants
- Italian Thinkers look back to pre-christian pagan science and Philoso
Machiavelli
- Author : The Prince
- Argued (Ruler to Imitate both Sly Fox and Scary Lion)
- Social order reflecting gods will IMPOSSIBLE
- Politics and Religion Seperate Laws
- Rulers should ignore Good and Bad/Moral and Immoral
- Rulers use anything to maintain authority “End Justifies the Means”
- Primary Goal is Survival
Janissaries
- Devshimre Law - Ottoman Empire
- Christian Boys captured and became slave infantry
- Some rose to power of Turkish Govt
- Sultan 2nd army (Nontrusting of his own)
- Christian Boys captured and became slave infantry
Divine Right of Kings
- French Absolutism (Bishop Bossuet)
- King was Chosen by God
- (Religious Doctrine of Royal and Political Legigitmacy)
- This Benefits the Monarch of France
- point to note - old kings would fight in battles
- This Benefits the Monarch of France
- new system- nobility weaker and king extracts tax revenue for military and estate
- (Religious Doctrine of Royal and Political Legigitmacy)
- King was Chosen by God
- Uses Versailles Palace to:
- Symbol of Power
- incentivise loyalty( must live there 1/2 year)
- Eliminate Scheming
- Hire Pro Musketeers
- Monarchy and Nobility now far apart With MON on top
Spanish/Portuguese Racial Hierarchy
- Peninsulares - Europeans from Europe Pure
- Creoles - Europeans born in America Pure
- Mestizos - European Natives
- Mulato - European Africans
- Zambos - Native Africans
- Slaves -Pure Native or African
- Mostly Men Early on/Men marry local tribe leader daughters=Power
Mandate of Heaven
- Chinese belief that:
- Divinely Granted Right for Monarchs to Govern and endorsed Confuscianism
- Named the Son Of Heaven
- Divinely Granted Right for Monarchs to Govern and endorsed Confuscianism
- This allowed Yuan (mongols) to fall
Middle Kingdom
- Deontes that China is superior to all surrouding kingdoms and occured after the Ming dynasty defeated Mongols.
- Emperor now Son of Heaven
Trinitarian Monotheism
- Christian Belief
- Father is God
- Son is God
- Holy Spirit is God
Martin Luther
- Protestant Reformation N and W Europe
- German Critic of
- Sale of Indulgences
- Secularization of Church (loss of spiritual belief)
- Clergy state Immortality
- Pope High Authority
- Veneration of Mary and Saints(Great Respect)
- Roman Catholic Ceremony
- German Critic of
- Split from Roman Catholic(Excommunicated)
- Started Lutheranism (Faith In God)
- Political Exploitation - Seperated Europe
- Catholic Europe
- Protestant Europe
- Political Exploitation - Seperated Europe
- Started Lutheranism (Faith In God)
John Calvin
Protestant Reformation N and W Europe
French Critic of
- Sale of Indulgences
- Secularization of Church (loss of spiritual belief)
- Clergy state Immortality
- Pope High Authority
- Veneration of Mary and Saints(Great Respect)
- Roman Catholic Ceremony
Split from Roman Catholic(Excommunicated)
- Started Calvinism (PREDESTINATION)
- Presbyterians, Puritans, Anababist, Anglicans
- Political Exploitation - Seperated Europe
- Catholic Europe
- Protestant Europe
Indulgences
Roman Catholicism
- Church Paper sold reducing pergatory sentence
- Using this money to rebuild St Peter Church
- Led to Luther Excommunication
China World View 1450
- Richest On Planet -Middle Kingdom- Great wall, Superior,
- All foreigners BARBARIANS
- Cyclical History
- Worship Ancestors
- Mandate of Heaven
- Endorse Confucianism
- RESPECT and LOYALTY for
- Scholar and Rule
- Social Hierarchy
- Loyalty to State
- RESPECT and LOYALTY for
- Language: Mandarin Cantonese…
- Low statud of Merchants
- Popular support for Daoism (Listen to nature) (JEDI)
- Popular support for Buddahism (Philosophy + Relig)
- Spiritual World
- Seek enlightenment through suffering
- Achieve Nirvana (Destroy Inner Cravings)
- Trajectory( ISOLANTIONISTS)
- Wont trade,
- Withdrew Seafaring Expeditions(Internal Focus Priority)
- Great Wall (Culture Isolation)
- 18th century no longer the richest
Hindu India World View 1450
Mono and Polythesistic
- 3 seperate incarnations seen as ONE divine reality(KARMA)Achieve salvation through active participation
- Intense Internal Rivalries( Unity only through Hindu System)
- Caste System
- Brahmans - priests
- Kshatriyas - warriors
- Vaishyas- farm and merchants
- Shudras - laborers
- All must work up to Brahman to become 1 w/ Universe
- Lack of exploration beyond Indian Ocean
- Politically divided and Partly Occupied by Mughal Empire
Dar al-Islam World View 1450
- God: Allah
- Monotheism JudgementDay Ancient Persian -Heaven or Hell
- (Muhammad - Creator/Final Phrophet/ Military
- Sultan leads Gov’t
- Caliph leads Religion
- Tollerated Christ and Jew - all others destroyed
- Merchant respect
- 1 language Arabic
- Never recovered from Mongol 13th invasion
- Ottoman replaced Byzantane Empire + Abbadid Caliphate
- Religious Push = Islamic world lost intelec and tech edge
Christendom World View 1450
- Trinitarian Monothesim
- Jesus Savior of humanity
- Day of judgement
- Fear of islamic spread through europe
- CLASHES nobility, clergy and merchants
- seration of religion(Rom Cath) and government(city states)
- Intense City state rival
- seration of religion(Rom Cath) and government(city states)
- Universal language LATIN -Multi ethnic
- Brotherhood of Christians
- Jews tollerated
- Some prechristian pagan tolerant
- Jews tollerated
- Brotherhood of Christians
- Steal China and Islamic tech and enhancing them
- Need to have LARGER role in Eurasia Trade
- Emerging Curiosity….Italian Renaisance
- Need to have LARGER role in Eurasia Trade
Peace of Westphalia
- An end to total Hapsburg Supremecy( No more money after wars)
- Treaties ending
- 80 Years war
- Spain and Dutch
- 30 Years War
- Many European States
- 80 Years war
- New set of Powers Emerged PBARF
- Prussian
- Britain (England)
- Austria(Hapsburg)
- Russia
- France
- Britain and Russia kept France in check
- Spain and Portugal no longer Major Powers
Akbar
- Ruled Mughal Empire (INDIA) Mid 16th to 17th
- Defeat Hindus then hired as soilders
- Experimental Religion: Himself Prophet
- Many uncomfortable with his Hindu Embracing


