Japan, China and The Gun Powder Empires Flashcards
What was the Japanese government that was similar to feudalism
Tokugawa Shogunate
Areas in Japan that were under control of wealthy, local leaders called
Daimyo- Lords
The Japanese entered a era where they kicked out Christian missionaries, establishing strict trade restrictions
Isolationism
The Tokugawa government declined to
Corruption, and financial struggles to pay Daimyo lords
Ming Dynasty
restored Confucianism and the civil service exam
Chinese Explorer
Zheng-He
Ming Dynasty Social status
The merchants were at the very bottom because the Chinese valued work more
Qing Dynasty
Ruled by Manchus, not Chinese
Qing Decline
Inability to meet the standards of a growing population
The Ottoman used these people as soldiers, and were Christian
janissaries
Ottoman Empire leader who took over Constantinople
Mehmed ll
City was conquered, and changed their name
Constantinople, Istanbul
Sha Abbas was
able to tolerate of many practicing religion, and improved trade
Leader of the Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan
Decline of the Ottoman Empire
failed to Industrialize
Decline of the Safavid Empire
Weak Leaders
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Religious Conflicts, social unrest, financial issues
Meritocracy
People can improve their social standing based on their ability
Tax on Non-Muslims is called the
Jizya
Nicolaus Copernicus
Made the Heliocentric Model, and said the sun was the center
Johannes Kepler
proved the heliocentric model right, and founded the planetary motion
Galileo Galilei
Challenged the church’s teachings, and observed Saturn further proving the heliocentric Model
Isaac Newton
developed the 3 laws of Motion
The Enlightenment
Period of time where we saw the intellectual developments regarding governments and citizen rights and responsibility’s ( gave more freedom to the people)
John Locke
Developed the Social Contract Theory, and believed in ones right to life, liberty, and property
argued governments should not have much power, and officials should be freely elected
Rosseau
Social Contract Theory
Where citizens enter into an unspoken agreement with the government
Spoke out against the French monarchy and supported freedom of religion and speech
Voltaire
