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Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450-1750

-Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres
-Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states

Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450-1750

-Recruitment and use of bureaucratic elites, as well as the development of military professionals, became more common among rulers who wanted to maintain centralized control over their populations and resources
-Rulers continued to use religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture to legitimize their rule
-Rulers used tribute collection, tax farming, and innovative tax-collection systems to generate revenue in order to forward state power and expansion

Explain continuity and change within the various belief systems during the period from 1450-1750

-The Protestant Reformation marked a break with existing Christian traditions and both the Protestant and Catholic reformations contributed to the growth of Christianity
-Political rivalries between the Ottoman and Safavid empires intensifies the split within Islam between Sunni and Shi'a
-Sikhism developed in South Asia in a context of interactions between Hinduism and Islam

Compare the methods by which various empires increased their influence from 1450-1750

-The interconnection of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres made possible by transoceanic voyaging, transformed trade and had a significant social impact on the world
-Empires achieved increased scope and influence around the world, shaping and being shaped by the diverse populations they incorporated

Devshirme

chiefly the practice where the Ottoman Empire sent military officers to take Christian boys, ages 8 to 18, from their families in Eastern and Southeastern Europe in order that they be raised to serve the state; blood tax served the ottoman government and converted to islam

Divine Right

Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.(Europe during 16th /18th)

Zamindar

a landowner, especially one who leases his land to tenant farmers. Collect rent from peasants (mughal started British continued)

Tribute

A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.

Schism

The Great Schism of 1054 split the Christian Church into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, each with different doctrine. system of taxation in which the government sells to private individuals the right to collect taxes.

Sunni

a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam

Shi'a

the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad

transoceanic

crossing an ocean

Safavid Empire

Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries.

Mugahl Empire

Indian Empire founded by invading Turkic Muslims in 1526

Songhai Empire

An Islamic west African empire involved in the gold-salt trade

Ming Dynasty

A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia

Qing Dynasty

(1644-1911 CE), the last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture,

Incan dynasty

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Mexica/Aztec Empire

A large and complex Native American civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.

Protestant Reformation

A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. (supplemented by ambitious political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church.)

Manchu Empire

officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.

Babur

founder of Mughal dynasty in India; descended from Turkic warriors; first led invasion of India in 1526; died in 1530.

Akbar the Great

The most famous Mughal leader, known for religious tolerance and building the Taj Mahal(grandson shah Jahan). Known for religious tolerance. grandson of Babur who created a strong central government

Ottaman Empire

a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: captured constantinople from byzantine

Mosque

Islamic house of worship

Samurai

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.

Osman I

1299 - Osman is regarded as the founder of the Ottoman Empire, and it is from him that its inhabitants, the Turks, called themselves Osmanli until the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire

Armed Trading

weapons of war

Russian Empire

this empire brought together Ukrainians, Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, Finns, Jews, Romanians, Georgians, Armenians, Turks, and others. each group had its own culture. this empire used the policy of Russification.

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How did land based empires maintain power?

Rulers of land based empires used bureaucratic elites and military professions to create centralized control over populations and resources. Rulers used religious ideas, art and architecture to legitimize their rule.

How did land based empires expand?

The empires expanded and conquered more people and land through many military methods, such as the use of gun-powder. Rulers would use arts to show their political power to both their own empire and the other empires. Such art that was commonly used was monumental architecture.

How did land based empires consolidate power in this era quizlet?

Rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate power in land based empires. This included the use of tax collection systems to generate revenue in order to forward state power and expansion.

How did rulers in land based empires legitimize and consolidate their power?

2. Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450-1750. Rulers used tribute collection, tax farming, and innovative tax collecting systems to generate revenue in order to forward state power and expansion.