S.S 9/18/2024

Question 1

Ottoman Empire

Answer 1

Nomadic group that conquered the Byzantine Empire and ruled from 1453-1918 over lands in southwest Asia, North Africa, and Europe

Question 2

Mughal Empire

Answer 2

Muslim government in India from 1526-1858. This dynasty ruled much of the subcontinent of India, spreading its faith, art and culture

Question 3

Tokugawa Shogunate

Answer 3

Japanese clan that Unified all of Japan under its control in 1603

Question 4

Edo

Answer 4

Capital of the Tokugawa shogunate

Question 5

Istanbul

Answer 5

Capital of the Ottoman Empire. Formerly was called Constantinople by the Byzantine empire

Question 6

Millet system

Answer 6

religious community of non-muslims in the ottoman empire. This community could practice its own faith and laws, as long as it paid taxes and maintained loyalty to the Ottoman Empire

Question 7

Devshirme system

Answer 7

Ottoman practice of drafting young Christian boys from the Balkans region of Europe. These boy were converted to Islam an raised to serve the Ottoman sultan, solders, or government officials.

Question 8

Janissary

Answer 8

An elite soldier in the Ottoman Empire. Some would serve as the sultans personal bodyguards. Over time the Janissary corps gained privileges and power in the Ottoman government.

Question 9

Suleiman the Magnificent

Answer 9

Ottoman sultan in the 1500s who expanded the empire to its greatest extent. He established a uniform set of laws for the empire, and had many mosques, hospitals and public works projects built.

Question 10

Akbar the Great

Answer 10

Mughal ruler who was famous for his religious tolerance as a leader. He ended the jizya, the tax on non-mulims in India. He also employed Hindus in his government

Question 11

Aurangzeb

Answer 11

Mungual ruler who imposed Shira law on all people under his reign in india. He expanded the Mughal territory to cover most of India, but his intolerant policies led many Hindu princes to not be loyal to Mughal rule.

Question 12

Tokugawa Leyasu

Answer 12

Japanese shogun who unified all of Japan under his rule. His family would rule Japan for over 250 years.

Question 13

Samurai

Answer 13

Warrior class in Japan who fallowed a strict code of honor, the code of Bushido

Question 14

Hostage system

Answer 14

Method of control where the shogun required a Daimyo (landowner) to leave his family at the Shogun’s castle whenever he left to spend time away from the shogun

Question 15

King Louis XIV

Answer 15

Ruler of France who ruled as an absolute monarch over his people. He justified his right to rule with the Divine Right Theory

Question 16

Versailles

Answer 16

Location of the famous palace of Louis XIV