unit 3 Flashcards
adoption of gunpowder, south western Europe, conquered constantoniple, Jannisaries, Sunni muslim
Ottoman empire
what was constantiople renamed to?
Instanbul
enslaved Christians were converted to Islam and made into an army
Jannisaries (Ottoman)
The belief that anyone who was right could be the successor of muhhammad could be fit
sunni mulsim (ottoman)
middle east, Shah Ismail, Shah Abbas, Shi’a muslim
Safavid empire
The belief that only blood relatives of Muhmmad could be successors
Shi’a Muslim
south/central Asia, Delhi sultanate, Babur took down Delhi sultanate, Akbar (Babur’s grandson), Muslim
Mughal empire
Ming before were ethinically han but the manchu were outsiders who set up a new dynasty
Qing dynasty (Manchu empire)
the methods a ruler uses to establish their authority
Legitimize
the methods a ruler uses to transfer power from other groups to themselves
Consolidate
Ottomans, used this system to staff their bureaucracy with highly trained individuals, top performers were appointed to elite positions in the ottoman bureaucracy
Devshirme system
monarchs were gods represenitives on earth
divine right of kings
hung imperial portraits of himself around the city with books to show his wisdom
Emperor Kangxi (Qing dynasty)
Louis 14th in France, required French nobility to live there
Palace of Versailles