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3.1 and3.2 vocab!!!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Devshirme | A system the ottomans used to staff their military and government |
| Tax Farmers | local officials and private tax collectors distant from the central government |
| Boyars | noble Russian class |
| Romanov Dynasty | took control of Russia in 1613 after a period of turmoil following Ivans death in 1584 |
| Safavid Empire | the Safavids rose to power in the 1500s due to their land-based military might and strong leadership |
| Qing Dynasty | ruled after the ming until 1911 |
| Ivan (IV) | Zar of Russia- punished the high boyar class after opposing him |
| Janissaries | Christian boys were taught carious skills in politics, the arts and the military ,particular a group in the ottoman empire |
| Zamindars | Mughals paid officials |
| Divine Right of Kings | a common claim from the Middle Ages that the right to rule was given to a king by God. |
| Peter I | Tsar of Russia, known as the defender of orthodoxy |
| Mughal Empire | under Akbar was one of the richest and best-governed states in the world |
| Kangxi | Chinas longest Riegner emperor, presided over a period of stability and expansion during the qing dynasty in China |
| Tokugawa Shogunate | set about reorganizing the governance of Japan in order to centralize control over the feudal system |
| Taj Mahal | a tomb showing power and wealth |
| Absolute | directed by one source of power, the king, with complete authority |
| Gunpowder Empires | relied on firearms to conquer and control territory |
| Ming Dynasty | overthrown the yuan dynasty in 1368 |
| Emperor Qianlong | a qing ruler, a poet who was also knowledgeable in art and calligraphy |
| Askia the Great | he claimed his predecessor ,Sunni Ali was not a faithful Muslim |
| Versailles | a palace in France |
| Louis XIV | espoused a theory of divine right and was virtual dictator |
| Ottoman Empire | was the longest and most enduring of the great Islamic empires of this period. |
| Manchu | took over ming dynasty to establish Qing dynasty |
| Printing Press | helped increase literacy |