Unit 3: Land-Based Empires Flashcards
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Machu Empire
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- Similar to Mongols (Barbarians)
- Invade Ming Dynasty China
- Nurhac united the Manchus and invaded the Ming Dynasty
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Gunpowder
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Expanded the:
- The Ottoman Empire
- The Safavid Empire
- The Mughal Empire
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Kangxi
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- Longest reigning emperor in Chinese history
- Most learned emperor in Chinese history
- Supported Confucianism
- Decree of Kangxi: Jesuits need to stop preaching in China
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Imperial Portraits
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Civil Service Exam
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6
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Banner System
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Queue
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Neo-Confucianism
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Islam
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Gao
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Trans-Saharan
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Songhai Empire
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13
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Aztec Empire
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-Human sacrifice
-Chinampas
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Tenochtitlan
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Incan Empire
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Cuzco
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Atahualpa
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Mughal Empire
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- Unified the subcontinent into one political unit
- Minority Muslim, rule over Hindu majority
- New regions: Sikhism and Jainism
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Tokugawa Japan
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Salaried Samurai
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Shogun
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Sakoku
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Ottoman Empire
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- Sunni Islam
- Religious tolerance (Jew/Christians)
- Janissaries: Soldiers for Ottomans
- Devshirme: Forced Christian boys to convert to Islam and made them serve their bureaucracy
- Conquered Constantin ople
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1453
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- The fall of Constantinople
- Walls of city breached with cannons
- Ends Byzantine Empire + Roman
- Renamed Instanbul
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Istanbul
- New city name after the fall of Constantinople
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Devshirme
- Forced young christian Balkan children to serve their infants or bureaucracy
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Janissaries
Sultans elite troops
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Sunni Islam
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Safavid Empire
- forcibly converted people to Shi'a Islam
- Surrounded by Sunni Islam empires
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Shi’a Islam
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Taj Mahal
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Sikhism
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Zamindars/tax farming
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Versailles
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Protestant Reformation
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Mehmet II
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Montezuma
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Guru Nanak
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Martin Luther
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Suleiman I
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Akbar I
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Tokugawa Ieysau
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Shah Abbas I
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Comparison
Compare the methods by which various empires increased their influence from 1450-1750.
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Continuity & Change
Explain the continuities and changes within the various belief systems from 1450-1750.
