Mr. Wesney - Empires Administration - Unit 3.2 Flashcards
What was used to control the boyars?
Serfdom
Who did serfs have monetary and work obligations to?
Landlords
What class didn’t emerge, which caused Russian to be behind technologically?
Merchants
Who helped increase the spread of radical ideas?
Pugachev
What was the group of young christian boys, that were trained for administration?
Devshirme
Boys trained similar to the devshirme, but went into the military as foot soldiers were called?
Janissaries
What was the chief minister known as?
Grand vizier
What were local government officials that controlled conquered peoples called?
Pashas
Who were the religious advisers called?
Ulema
What was the trade of rights for collecting taxes of the rich, also known as tax farming.
Iltizam
What was the ranking of Ottoman societies?
Sultan/ ruling class, merchants, artisans, peasants and pastoral people/ farmers.
Who had a great contribution in architecture?
Sinan
What’s the style of government in which a monarch rules by divine right called?
Absolutism
What’s the title of someone who elects and votes for a pope?
Cardinal
Which two men ruled in place for two child kings?
Richelieu & Marazin
