Weeks 13-18 Flashcards
Which dynasty did Li Zicheng overthrow?
The Ming dynasty
Who overthrew the Ming dynasty?
Li Zincheng
What city was China’s northern capital city?
Beijing
What tree did the last Ming dynasty emperor hang himself on?
The Guilty Chinese Scholer Tree
What part of the Great Wall allow the Manchu army enterance to?
Shanhai Pass
After the defeat of Li Zicheng what Manchu-race dynasty seized control of China?
The Quing Dynasty
What were the Scots called that signed the National Covenant?
The Covenentors
What document did the Covenentors sign?
The National Covenant
Which king required all Scots to swear and Oath?
King Charles II
What Oath were the Scots required to swear?
The Oath of Abjuration
What did the Oath of Abjuration declare?
That the National Covenant is unlawful
What was Japan’s one dynasty
The Imperial Dynasty
What were the amurai warrior chiefs called?
Shoguns
What goddess were Japanieze emperor’s decended from?
Amaterasu
What was the military position of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan
Samuriai
What did the Three Great Unifiers of Japan create?
The Tokugawa Shogunate
Who was the first of the Three Great Unifiers?
Oda Nobunaga
Who was the second of the Three Great Unifiers?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Who was the third of the Three Great Unifiers?
Tokugana Ieyasu
How long was the Tokugawa Shogunate’s rule?
1603-1867
Hideyoshi appointed who to govern until his son was able?
A Council of Five Elders
What was Hideyoshi’s sons name?
Hideyori
What were the two splits of the Council. For whom were they loyal?
The Western Army loyal to Hideyori and an Eastern Army loyal to council member Tokugawa Ieyasu
October 21, 1600 was the war between the Western and Eastern Armies. What was it called?
The Battle of Sekigahara
Who won The Battle of Sekigahara?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu recieved what honored title as emperor?
Shogun
Who was Ieyasu’s grandson?
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Who was Tokugawa Iemitsu’s grandfather?
Ieyasu
What law did Tokugawa Iemitsu announce to defend Japan from Westerners?
Edict of Sakoku
How long did the Edict of Sakoku last? What years?
219 years, from 1635-1854
What Muslim empire reigned in India for more than 300 years?
The Moghul Empire
What years did the Moghul Empire rule?
1526-1857
Who was the second great Moghul emperor?
Akbar
Who was the third great Moghul emperor?
Jahangir
Who was the fourth great Moghul emperor?
Shah Jahan
Who was the fifth great Moghul emperor?
Alamgir
Which Portuguese exploere reached european to reach India by going around South Africa?
Vasco de Gama
What continent did Vasco de Gama need to go around to reach India?
Africa
After de Gama, who reached India next?
The Dutch East India Company
Who came after the DEI company?
The East India Company
Where was the English EIC’s first base?
Bombay (west)
Where was the English EIC’s second base?
Fort St. George (southeast)
Where was the English EIC’s third base?
Calcutta (far east)
Which notorious priate set up shop in North Carolina?
Blackbeard
Which Virgina governor decided to take action against Blackbeard?
Governor Alexander Spotswood
Which lieutenant defeated Blackbeard?
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
In what year did Lieutenant Robert Maynard defeat Blackbeard?
1718
What was Lieutenant Robert Maynard’s ship called, that he defeated Blackbeard in?
Jane
Where was the Ottoman Empire location based?
Asia Minor
What capital city did the Ottoman Empire run from?
Constantinople
What years did Suleiman I reign?
1520-1566
What was Suleiman’s title in the west?
The Magnificent
What was Suleiman’s title in the east?
The Law-giver
What is Suleiman known best for?
The Siege of Belgrade, Austria
What river was Belgrade on?
The Danube River
What city did Suleiman capture in 1521?
Mohacs, Hungary
What king did Suleiman destroy in 1526?
King Louis II
At what battle did Suleiman destory King Louis II?
The Battle of Mohacs
What was the Austrian-held outpost that Buleiman captured?
Buda, in 1529
Why did Suleiman’s seige on Vienna fail?
His sappers didnt collapse the wall
What city’s walls did Suleiman’s sappers fail to collapse?
Vienna
Three events signalled the end of the Ottaman’s mastery over what sea?
The Madditerranian Sea
What was the first event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?
The Siege of Malta
What was the second event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea? (Death of Suleiman - what year?)
1566
What was the third event that signalled the end of the Ottoman’s mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?
Battle of Lepanto
What Chrisitan Navy won the Battle of Lepanto?
The Holy Leuge
Peter the Great belonged to what dynasty?
The Romanov Dynasty
Who was the best known tzar of the Romanov Dynasty?
Peter the Great (Tzar Peter the I)
What southern port did Peter the Great claim from the Ottoman Empire?
The Port of Azov
What northern port did Peter build?
The port of St. Petersburg
What title did Peter change to? (from tzar to…?)
From tzar to emperor
What title did Peter change Russia to? (from tzardom to…?)
From tzardom to emprie
What war diceided which empire would emerge greatest in Europe?
The Great Northern War
Which two nations were the Great Northern War focused on?
Sweeden and Russia
Which battle did King Charles XII destory Peter the Great in?
The Battle of Narva
Who crushed Peter the Great in the Battle of Narva?
King Charles XII
Which nation did King Charles the XII rule over?
Sweeden
What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (European Name)
The War of the Grand Alliance
What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (Colonies Name)
King William’s War
Which French king was ruling during the War of the Grand Alliance?
King Louis XIV
What treaty ended the War of the Grand Alliance/King William’s War?
The Treaty of Ryswick
What year was the The Treaty of Ryswick created?
1697
