unit III exam Flashcards
gunpowder empires
Southwest, South, and Central Asia
Gutenberg printing press
Led to an increase in literacy
Monarchs
Wanted to control tax, centralization
Rose the power of the middle class
Tudors England
Valois France
Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand in Spain
Ivan IV (Russia)
Took over Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberia
Control fur trade
Cossacks
Fight for Siberian Khan
Volga River
Moscow can now trade directly with Persia & the Ottoman Empire
Emperor Kangxi
Period of stability & expansion
Emperor Qianlong
Military campaigns
Denied British goods
Annexation of Xinjiang
Led to mass killings of the population
White Lotus Rebellion
Suppressed by the Qing government
Killed peasants
Ming Dynasty
Overthrew Yuan Dynasty
Conquered Mongolian land
Mongols defeated Ming, took their emperor as prisoner
Ming restored Great Wall
Similarities between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires
Descent from Turkic nomads
Turkic language
Power vacuums
Gunpowder weapons (artillery, cannons)
Tamerlane
Invasion of Central Asia and Middle East
Moved out from Samarkand to Persia & India
Massacre of Hindus
Protected Silk Roads w/ gunpowder military
Ghazi Ideal
Values of nomadic culture + idea of a holy fighter for Islam
Mehmed II (Ottoman Empire)
Cannons
Attacked areas of Italy
Forced Venice to pay him a yearly tax
Istanbul
The center of Islam
Suleiman (Ottoman Empire)
Caused great fear in Vienna
Foreign invasion became an issue
Safavid Issues
No real navy
No natural defense
Safavid Strengths
Military & leadership
Shah Abbas (Safavid Empire)
Imported weapons from Europe
Had them advise his troops
Denied legitimacy to any Sunni
Safavid women had a little bit of freedom
Mughal India
Trade overseas flourished
Most of the commerce was from Arab traders
Silver and gold
Ottomans decline
Weak sultans
Strong neighbors
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