unit 3 ap history

Question 1

how did European monarchies gain power

Answer 1

the end of the medieval period

Question 2

what did the printing press do for Europe?

Answer 2

more literacy, increase in development economically, and centralization

Question 3

examples of monarchies emerging in the 1500s due to the desire of centralized power, who controlled taxes, army, and religion

Answer 3

england: the tudors
france: the valois
spain: queen Isabella and king ferdinand

Question 4

monarchs used their new wealth and power to

Answer 4

-fund overseas explorations
-establish color

Question 5

as the bureaucracies increase in europe,…

Answer 5

middle class grew in power

Question 6

lords and churches in europe began to

Answer 6

lose power

Question 7

england and the tudors religion

Answer 7

divine right of kings

Question 8

england and the tudors bureaucracy

Answer 8

justices of the peace, parliment, english bill of rights, leads to growing power for middle class and decrease in power for feudalism/lords

Question 9

france religion

Answer 9

divine right of the monarchy

Question 10

france centralization

Answer 10

under louis Xlll and cardinal richelieu: intendants collected taxes

Question 11

france absolutism

Answer 11

under louis XlV: king has complete authority, combines lawmaking and justice system together

Question 12

where did louis the XlV build the palace in versailles

Answer 12

france

Question 13

why did louis the XlV build the palace in versailles

Answer 13

to keep the nobles there to stop them from plotting against him

Question 14

europe protestant reformation

Answer 14

reforming the church

Question 15

lutheranism

Answer 15

martin luther proposes 95 theses, or 95 reforms to church due to corruption(ex. indulgences)

Question 16

calvinism

Answer 16

john calvin broke with the church, with the idea that simplicity,hard work ethic, obedience was favored by god. led to several groups based on calvinism, including huguenots in France and purtians in england

Question 17

anglicanism

Answer 17

king henry Vlll of England wanted to divorce his wife because she would only bear him daughters. the people refused to allow him to diverse and marry anne boleyn, so henry Vlll creates his own church free of the pope

Question 18

counter reformation aka

Answer 18

response of the roman catholic church to reform and rebellion by protestant groups

Question 19

inquisition

Answer 19

to root out and punish nonbelievers increased

Question 20

jesuits

Answer 20

created to spread missionary activity into spanish empire, japan, and india

Question 21

council of trent

Answer 21

corrected some of the corrupt practices of the church but also pushed back against protestantism, banning their books

Question 22

what country as ivan the terrible from

Answer 22

russia

Question 23

what did ivan the terrible do?

Answer 23

-expanded border of russia eastward, taking more land from the mongol control
-gained control of the volga river; now can trade with persia and the ottoman empire without worrying about mongols

Question 24

how did ivan the terrible

Answer 24

he used a lot of gunpowder and using groups of warrior peasants

Question 25

where did ivan the terribe move the boyars(nobles) and why

Answer 25

-moscow -to intimidate them and prevent them from plotting

Question 26

what did the ming dynasty do for east asia

Answer 26

-exanded the mongolian territory and restored the great wall

Question 27

japan used daimyo to

Answer 27

govern japan

Question 28

china had a lot of ___ under the yuan dynasty

Answer 28

mongol influence

Question 29

the ming dynasty brought back the

Answer 29

civil service exam

Question 30

in china under the qing dynasty, the bureaucracy

Answer 30

became corrupt, leading to rebellion; government turns to harsh military control

Question 31

japan military leaders first ruled under

Answer 31

shoguns

Question 32

the conflict between daimyo and their samurai armies led to

Answer 32

instability

Question 33

daimyo

Answer 33

landowning aristocrats

Question 34

who was tamerlane

Answer 34

-mongol-turkic ruler

Question 35

how did the ottoman empire expand

Answer 35

mehmed ll: took constantiople, renamed it istanbul, focused on areas around black sea and balkans, using cannons and navy. almost took venice but established a tribute with Italy suleiman l: took parts of hungary, Austria, greece, and tripoli

Question 36

what empire took constantinope and renamed it istanbul

Answer 36

ottoman

Question 37

what made the safavids have trouble expanding

Answer 37

-had no real navy and lacked natural defences, so difficult to expand

Question 38

mughal empire under akbar

Answer 38

expansion of trade leads to wealth and golden age of empire

Question 39

devshirme system

Answer 39

ottoman empire; yound christian boys that were taught to be scribes, diplomats, bodyguards, and militia for the sultan

Question 40

janissaries

Answer 40

elite forces in ottoman empire

Question 41

what did akbar do for the Mughal empire

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-extended empire and defeated competing militias -used centralized government and civil service -paid government officials called zamindars

Question 42

who were zamindars and what empire were they in

Answer 42

mughal empire; paid government officials that did taxation, construction, and water supply

Question 43

shah jahan

Answer 43

part of the mughal empire; created the taj mahal as a tomb for his wife

Question 44

shi'a islam in the safavid empire was used as a ___ allowing shahs to control religion and political structure

Answer 44

unifying force

Question 45

what was the ottomans religion and were they tolerant of other religions

Answer 45

sunni islam, tolerant of religions

Question 46

what was the safavid empires religion

Answer 46

shi'a islam, no tolerance

Question 47

gunpowder empires were

Answer 47

large states that relied on fire arms to control land

Question 48

list the gunpowder empires

Answer 48

-russia -ottomans -safavid -mughal

Question 49

methods of consolidation power

Answer 49

-taxation -military -religion

Question 50

bureaucracy

Answer 50

group of government officials who carries out the will of those in power

Question 51

safavid leader

Answer 51

ishmal

Question 52

what caused the fall of the gunpowder empires

Answer 52

-failed to modernize economy and military

Question 53

absolutism

Answer 53

monarchical system

Question 54

indulgences

Answer 54

selling of the absolution for sin

Question 55

jesuit missionaries

Answer 55

created to spread missionary activity into spanish empire, japan, and india