Unit 3 Flashcards
Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)
imperial expansion relied on the increased use of
gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres
Manchu in Central and East Asia
Mughal in South and Central Asia
Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa
Safavids in the Middle East
Safavid-Mughal conflict
Songhai Empire’s Conflict with Morocco
recruitment and use of bureaucratic elites, as well as the development of military professionals
became more common among rulers who wanted to maintain centralized control over their populations and resources
Ottoman Devshirme
Salaried Samurai
rulers continued to use _ to legitimize their rule
religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture
Mexica practice of human sacrifice
European notions of divine right
Songhai promotion of Islam
Qing imperial portraits
Incan Sun Temple of Cuzco
Mughal Mausolea and Mosques
European palaces, such as Versailles
Rulers used _ in order to forward state power and expansion
tribute collection, tax farming, and innovative tax-collection systems to generate revenue
Mughal Zamindar tax collection
Ottoman Tax Farming
Mexica Tribute Lists
Ming practice of collecting taxes in hard currency
Protestant Reformation
rivalries between Ottoman and Safavid empires intensified the split within Islam between Shunni and Shi’a
Sikhism developed in South Asia