Asian Empires Review

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  1. 1. City formally known as Constantinople
  2. 4. Muslim ruler
  3. 5. local Hindu rulers, in place.
  4. 7. the belief that the heavens determined who would be emperor, and that if the heavens no longer wanted an emperor, they would be removed from power.
  5. 8. vast, treeless plains, of Central Asia.
  6. 10. Founder of the Mughal Empire
  7. 12. Grandson of Genghis Khan. Conquered the Song Dynasty in 1276 created the Yuan Dynasty
  8. 13. the elite force of the Ottoman army
  9. 14. Safavid ruler
  10. 17. They were vassal lords. The Shogun distributed land to daimyo in exchange for a promise to support the shogun with their armies when needed.
  11. 18. Japanese warlord responsible for ending Japan's warring state period and unifying Japan under one shogun
  12. 23. Unified Mongol tribes in 1206, Began his conquests of Asia in the 1200's
  13. 24. were a Turkish-speaking dynasty whose ancestors had migrated from Central Asia into northwestern Asia Minor (present-day Turkey).
  14. 25. They were the top military commanders who held the real power in the feudal system. They set up dynasties (ruling families) called shogunates
  15. 27. a political theory that describes the rise and fall of dynasties in China.
  16. 28. Name of the Chinese Dynasty that was under Mongol control
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  1. 2. Considered to be one of the greatest emperors. His Polices focused on Religious Toleration and Equality
  2. 3. The emperor would give the mansabdar (a military officer) the right to tax the people in the area they managed in exchange for promises of soldiers in wartime.
  3. 6. They were warriors, whose name meant “those who serve.” followed bushido, or the “way of the warrior.” They were to be brave, loyal and honorable.
  4. 8. Greatest Safavid Ruler that revived the glory of ancient Persia. From 1588 to 1629
  5. 9. Known as the "Law Giver" considered to be the greatest of the Ottoman Sultans
  6. 11. Tax on non-Muslims
  7. 15. dynasty had united an empire in Persia (present-day Iran).
  8. 16. a Chinese belief system that emphasizes morality, ethics, and social values
  9. 19. Mughal Emperor that rejected Akbar's tolerent polices resulting in the decline of the empire.
  10. 20. “the way of the warrior”
  11. 21. a Chinese philosophy and religion that emphasizes harmony with nature and the cosmic forces
  12. 22. Mughal Emperor responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal
  13. 26. were considered the lowest class, socially, but had the ability to possess more wealth than members of the higher classes.