unit 3 land based empires Flashcards

1450-1750

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what are gunpowder empires

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multiethnic states that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories

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What are the four main gunpowder empires

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russia ottoman safavid and mughal

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1450 in Europe

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end of hundred years war, the medivial period, and the plague
invention the the gutenburg printing press
began to launch oveseas exploration and colonies

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Russia

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ivan the terrible or 4
took back russia from the golden horde using gunpowder
wanted to control fur trade hire peasant warriors known as the cossacks

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Ming did what

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centralized and control east asia however was overthrown by the manchu in which it established the Qing

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What is the Ottomans, Safavid, and Mughal share

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Muslim
decended from turkic nomads
relied on gunpowder weapons and cannons

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ottomans

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sunni islam lasted until ww1

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safavids

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shi’a islam established in iran
religious conflicts on the westernborder of the safavid empire
formed a trade alliance with europe to defend themselves against europe

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Mughals

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india
has castes(jatis) assigned at birth

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Decline of the gunpowder empires

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ottoman-strong european neighbors
safavid-weak economy and many rebellions
mughal-british took political power away

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Divine Right of kings

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used to legitimize power
the right to rule was given to a king by god (king james 1)
england

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Palace of Versailles

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Louis XIV
way to control nobles and legitimize power

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Russia Administrations

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used provinces and industrialized and increased taxes when needed

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Ottoman administrations

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janissaries-Christian boys that would form the elite class

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East Asia Administrations

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centralized control by divinding japan into 250 hans controlled daimyo by holding the family hostage
Tokugawa Shogunate

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16
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Mughal

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Akbar -fairly ruled
gov officals carried out the duties of the empire

17
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Protestant Reformation

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Anger about the church practicing the selling of indulgences
due to printing press Martin Luther wrote the 95 these about how indulgence aren’t in the bible and christians can only be saved through faith these ideas spread overnight

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Anglicanism

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King henry the 8 wanted to divorce his wife which led to the Anglican church becoming the main church

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The counter reformation

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wanted to preserve Catholicism

20
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Peace of Augsburg

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conflict between the lutherns and catholics allowed the german state to choose

21
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Edict of Nantes

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religious tolerance towards protestants led (Henry the 4)

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Thirty Years war

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result of religious conflict in the holy roman empire ended in the peace of westphalia which allowed each area to choose

23
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Islamic Schisms

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Ottomans (sunni0 vs safavid no tolerance( shi’a) whereas the mughal was tolarant under akbar