Period 2 (1450 - 1750) Flashcards
The main reason for the invasion was to seize control and revive the trans-Saharan trade in salt and gold. The Songhai military, during Askia’s reign, consisted of full-time soliders, but the king never modernized his army, so they were easily defeaated
Moroccan invasion of songhai over control of the salt mines
The transition from Ming to Qing or the Manchu conquest of China from 1618 to 1683 saw the transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history. It was a decades-long conflict between the emerging Qing dynasty, the incumbent Ming dynasty, and several smaller factions
Ming/Qing China
the Habsburg-Valois Wars with France, the struggle to halt the Ottoman advance, and the Protestant Reformation resulting in conflict with the German princes
Wars of Charles V in Europe
a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England in the mid-17th and late 18th century. The first three wars occurred in the second half of the 17th century over trade and overseas colonies, while the fourth was fought a century later
Anglo-Dutch Wars
a system of forced labor, probably begun in the late 14th century, in which Christian boys, mostly from the Balkans, were taken from their homes to serve the Ottoman government.
Devshirme System
a series of dynasties that proliferated in Northern India from the 6th to the 12th centuries, covering the medieval period. The ___________________ were made up of Hindu military aristocracy. The dynasties were patrilineal, meaning the king had to produce a male heir.
Rajput People/Kingdoms
the religious center, as a sacred place where appreciation was shown for Inti, the Inca Sun God. In fact, it was the only temple that existed only for religious ceremonies and was the most sacred temple of all the Incas.
Sun Temple in Cuzco
a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV. His nobles had to live there so he could keep an eye on them
Palace of Versailles
an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal ruler of a zamindari. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals, Marathas and later the British had begun using it as a native synonym for “estate”. The term means landowner
Zamindar
a form of tax farm that appeared in the 15th century in the Ottoman Empire. The system began under Mehmed the Conqueror and was abolished during the Tanzimat reforms in 1856. The tax collectors gained money by requesting more money than required.
Iltizam
built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his late wife
Taj Mahal
the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in the late 1870s during the Meiji era. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo, the great feudal landholders. They had high prestige and special privileges.
Samurai
member of an elite corps in the standing army of the Ottoman Empire from the late 14th century to 1826. Highly respected for their military prowess in the 15th and 16th centuries,
Janissaries
the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices.
Simony
the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to, and as an alternative to, the Protestant Reformations at the time
Counter-Reformation
