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Unit One (The World In 1750) Flashcards

learn about the main empires in 1750

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The fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty; 1736-1795

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QianLong

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A system of government where important decisions are made by state representatives

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Bureaucracy

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A system used to promote people to the bureaucracy in Qing China; only those who were smart got elected

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Exam System

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A hairstyle originally from the Manchus that was forced upon everyone in Qing China to show respect to the emperor

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Queue (hairstyle)

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A system used to organize China’s military

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Banner System

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The three main religions in Qing China

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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

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They produced rice and wheat and used irrigation systems earlier than most civilizations

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Qing China Agriculture

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They specialized in porcelain, silk, and cashmere

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Qing China Goods

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The canal that goes through Qing China; was used for trade and transportation

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Grand Canal

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This was the only currency used in Qing China; anyone who wanted to trade had to have it

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Silver in Qing China

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A state that gives tribute to another (pays them)

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Tributary States

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Bureaucracy

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A system of government where important decisions are made by state representatives

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Exam System

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A system used to promote people to the bureaucracy in Qing China; only those who were smart got elected

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Queue (hairstyle)

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A hairstyle originally from the Manchus that was forced upon everyone in Qing China to show respect to the emperor

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Banner System

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A system used to organize China’s military

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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

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The three main religions in Qing China

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Qing China Agriculture

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They produced rice and wheat and used irrigation systems earlier than most civilizations

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Qing China Goods

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They specialized in porcelain, silk, and cashmere

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Grand Canal

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The canal that goes through Qing China; was used for trade and transportation

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Silver in Qing China

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This was the only currency used in Qing China; anyone who wanted to trade had to have it

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Tributary States

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A state that gives tribute to another (pays them)

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A form of government in which there is only one ruler; leadership is passed down through lineage

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Absolute Monarch

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Europe’s leading religion

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Christianity

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The two different sections of Christianity

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Catholic/Protestant

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Monarchs; Nobles; knights; artisans & merchants; peasants

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European Hierarchy

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known for producing corn, potatoes, and grains

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European Agriculture

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the European revolution that allowed for a decrease in agricultural positions

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The Agricultural Revolution

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The act of making everything in your homes an sharing it with your community

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Cottage Industry

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A European tradition of having groups of people with their rightful skills pass down these skills to those who are interested

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Guilds

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The economic focus of Europe changed from agriculture to large scale manufacturing

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Industrial Revolution

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A new period of time in which learning was approached in a different way; using new technology, things were tested, measured, and used

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Scientific revolution

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A ruler of the Ottoman empire

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Sultan

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The greatest religion in the ottoman empire

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Islam

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The tenth sultan of the ottoman empire; helped bring the empire to its greatest point

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Suleyman the Lawgiver

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a trade route used as an economy boost for the Ottoman Empire

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Slave Trade

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a governor in the ottoman empire who would propagate the Sultans rules in a specific area of the empire

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Emirs

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A system of organization where different religions could exist as long as their leader reported back to the sultan; prevented conflict between religions

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Millet System

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The first trained and armed standing army

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Janissaries

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the ottoman empire was known for architecture and literature

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Ottoman Empire Culture

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The trade route that went from Qing China to India; the ottoman empire used it to boost their economy

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The silk Road

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The capital of the Ottoman Empire

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Because most of the ottoman empire wasn’t suitable for agriculture, they put in place irrigation to improve farming

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Ottoman Empire irrigation system

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The ottoman empire realized sooner than most that forests and the resources within them were important; rules were put in place to prevent deforesting

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Ottoman Empire Forestry

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QianLong

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The fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty; 1736-1795

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Absolute Monarch

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A form of government in which there is only one ruler; leadership is passed down through lineage

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Christianity

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Europe’s leading religion

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Catholic/Protestant

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The two different sections of Christianity

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European Hierarchy

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Monarchs; Nobles; knights; artisans & merchants; peasants

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European Agriculture

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known for producing corn, potatoes, and grains

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The Agricultural Revolution

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the European revolution that allowed for a decrease in agricultural positions

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Cottage Industry

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The act of making everything in your homes an sharing it with your community

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Guilds

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A European tradition of having groups of people with their rightful skills pass down these skills to those who are interested

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Industrial Revolution

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The economic focus of Europe changed from agriculture to large scale manufacturing

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Scientific revolution

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A new period of time in which learning was approached in a different way; using new technology, things were tested, measured, and used

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Sultan

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A ruler of the Ottoman empire

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Islam

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The greatest religion in the ottoman empire

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Suleyman the Lawgiver

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The tenth sultan of the ottoman empire; helped bring the empire to its greatest point

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Slave Trade

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a trade route used as an economy boost for the Ottoman Empire

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Emirs

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a governor in the ottoman empire who would propagate the Sultans rules in a specific area of the empire

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Millet System

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A system of organization where different religions could exist as long as their leader reported back to the sultan; prevented conflict between religions

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Janissaries

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The first trained and armed standing army

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Ottoman Empire Culture

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the ottoman empire was known for architecture and literature

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The silk Road

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The trade route that went from Qing China to India; the ottoman empire used it to boost their economy

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Istanbul

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The capital of the Ottoman Empire

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Ottoman Empire irrigation system

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Because most of the ottoman empire wasn’t suitable for agriculture, they put in place irrigation to improve farming

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Ottoman Empire Forestry

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The ottoman empire realized sooner than most that forests and the resources within them were important; rules were put in place to prevent deforesting

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Parts of the an empire that are not within the original borderlines; separated from the rest of the empire

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Overseas Empires

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Spain, Britain, France, etc; controlled land in the Americas

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European Empires

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A Native American Tribe that controlled a large amount of land in the Americas

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A hierarchy based on race in the Spanish Empire used to distinguish status; there were many different races and ethnicities at the time

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Racial Caste System

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The trade route in which millions of slaves were taken from Sub-Saharan Africa and transported to different places in the world

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Trans-Atlantic Slave-Trade

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the trade route that went between Africa, the Americas, and Europe

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Triangular Trade

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The Americas traded lots of different resources including Tobacco, Cotton, Sugar, Lumber, Molasses and Fur

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America’s Raw Materials

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Hundreds of slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas to work on ________

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Plantations

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a key port in the Americas; great for trade and had lots of swampy terrain

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New Orleans

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the different groups of escaped slaves who settled on land where white people could not reach them

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the desert that separates Europe from Africa

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Saharan Desert

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the strip of land below the Saharan Desert and above Africa

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the trade route that went through the Saharan Desert; linked African trade to several oceans

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Trans-Saharan Trade Route

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Family was a big part of African Culture, not having one could make you an outcast, but there were means of being adopted by one

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West Africa had many different states, kingdoms, and tribes of people, forms of government varied

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West African States

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A kingdom in Sub-saharan Africa that had a prominent role in slave trade

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Kingdom of Kongo

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The British, french, and Spanish all had colonies in Africa to control parts of the slave trade

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European Colonies

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A group of ‘states’ in south africa that were independant of each other

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South African Tribes

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An African coast that had access to the Indian Ocean trade route

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Swahili Coast

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A state on the far right of Africa below the ottoman empire that was mostly Christian; had access to the indian ocean trade route

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The third mughal emperor who was known for his religious tolerance and expansion

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The only woman to take over the mughal empire in place of her husband

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The sixth mughal emperor; the empire was at its greatest during his rule

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The three leading religions in mughal empire

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Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism

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Preiets, kings/warriors, farmers/craftsmen, servents, untouchables

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Mughal Empire Caste System

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The trade network that crossed the Indian Ocean; had luxury goods and slaves

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Indian Ocean Trade Network

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The tomb made for Mumtaz mahal by her husband in honor of her

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Succession issues and political instability

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Mughal Empire Internal Problems

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The rise of the brittish east India company and their growing control over mughal empire

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Mughal Empire External Problems

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Samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants

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Shinokoso System

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The warriors of the Tokugawa shogunate

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The ‘real’ rulers of Tokugawa shogunate who made all the desicions

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The nobles of Tokugawa who owned large swaths of land

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Because the Tokugawa shogunate didn’t have the right climate for excessive agriculture, fishing was a large part of their diet

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The Tokugawa shogunate had two different schools, one for their warriors and the other for commoners to learn basic knowledge

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Temple/Hanko schools

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Tokugawa cities were extremely urbanized; systems were in place for removing waste and distributing water

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Tokugawa Cities

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