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World Civ 2
Test Two
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History
Undergraduate 2
02/03/2012

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Safavid Empire
Definition

Smaller of the 3 empires, shortest lived, compete with OM, founder is Ishmaal builds empire after battle of chaldiran-OM come to capitol and invade, go back after they capture empire b/c emperor is so old

Tries to build a city that would compete with the ottoman constantinople city

peacock throne

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Shah Abbas:
Definition
Shah= King/ruler, Most famous ruler end of the 16th century, golden age, wealthy
Saf. Emp. Is strategic, trade through muslim empire, Tax trade, economy is based on trade, persian rugs, textiles
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Shia Islam
Definition
smaller sect of islam, turn from sunni, most of empire SF emp is not shia, impresses religion on emp., murders people to turn them to shia
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Akbar the Great:
Definition
extends mughal empire to the height, reestablishes the empire after baber the tiger flees to SF court.
Unifies hindus and muslims, very young on the throne, builds the Govt to facilitate alliances- marries a woman from a rajput kingdom for treaties,
doesnt have many children b/c he does not want to be over thrown,
doesnt rely on military for mass conversion of islam, abolishes all taxes, wants to learn, develops his own religion
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Mughal Dynasty:
Definition
Doesnt enforce religion on the people of india.
bridges the gap and allows tolerance for the hindu people, longer than SF emp., starts as a small nomadic kingdom, turkish picks principalities off owned by rashputs
lays siege to a RP for months, they start to decline=takeover
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Hinduism in India:
Definition
tolerated while the mughal dynasty takes over, allows for hindus in the royal court, allows for workings w/i govt and no slave taxation like OM
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Din-I Ilahi-
Definition
Religion established by akbar the great. Blend of many different religions, doesnt catch on, doesnt try to spread it, doesnt understand why religions fight they are similar in many ways
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Russian Empire-
Definition
brutal and bloody empire, mongols controlled russia in the past, no protestant reform, crave to be westernized, enormous land mass, roots from byzantine empire, wants to claim itself as a european nation, ivan III builds the empire,
I/3 expands into asia, trace roots down from roman empire royalty, establishes serfdom and takes peasants right to move to another land,
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Ivan the 3rd
Definition
transforms russ. into holy empire take wife from byz. emp. remodels russia w/ italian arch. kremlin and royal towers, churches changes peasants to no be able to move farm land
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Boyars:
Definition
Powerful lords of russia, ruled poorly, rule for money and try to break the russ. Treasury, 14 murders until I/4, ruthless struggle for russ. Crown., one is killed by I/4 by dogs to warn them of his power
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Ivan IV:
Definition
predicted in terror, all power=czar, no one has rights they were born with, preaches the aristocracy, Death of his wife=goes crazy/fires through moscow, alienates allies b/c he thinks they’re out to get him, leaves throne knowing the people will ask back for him

People demand him back, I/4 gets all the control slaughters anyone who question him, releases army of thugs to go kill anyone who questions him(torture), 8 yrs. War against people of russia, tarturs invade russ. So weak they can t defend, kills his son in a fit of rage, no heir
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Romonov Dynasty:
Definition
spawn a series of nobles, return russia to modern world, asserts control over russia, want to push toward the pacific and the black sea, 3 centuries of rom. rule
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Westernization-
Definition
peters trip to europe to learn and engage in culture, learns from the dutch to build ships, peter literally drags russia into the new world, gives boyars a change of wardrobe, church has too much power, peter wants to be more european
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Romonov Dynasty:
Definition
spawn a series of nobles, return russia to modern world, asserts control over russia, want to push toward the pacific and the black sea, 3 centuries of rom. rule
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Peter the Great:
Definition
wants a navy but russ. Has little coastland, peter (build army)claims throne from sophia who announces herself of regal title, sets his sights on asad held by turks, may get defeated but learns from losing everytime to come back stronger. Comes back from europe to find revolt=kills revolution, wants baltic sea, 20 yr war with charles/sweden
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opium trade:
Definition
upper class party drug/religious purposes/ not uncommon, kicked up with Brit. Merchants, consume opi. On reg. Basis, most addictive, deadly, gets peasants hooked=mass production, price goes down
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Dutch Studies:
Definition
want to trade, allow dutch scholars into japan but they are locked off from the rest of japan, not catholic, personal spies for jap emp to europe, but they spy on jap for eur. Too. Jap learn what dutch know, knowledge is spread throughout Japan
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Time of Troubles:
Definition

Time of deep downward spiral for russ. Many of the Tsars die or are dethroned

tatur raids sweep through the land

Pols go into heartland and capture Capt. Poland wants to absorb russ.

Famine sweeps through the land

Imprison a holy man but he challenges the russ. People to rise up

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St Petersburg-
Definition
some say built on bones of peasants, peter wants to build no cost irregardless of cost, dramatization of the west, sweden and charles hear about St.P and March towards it
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Russian Orthodox Church-
Definition
wont bless I/4’s wedding b/c he has had so many wives, after ivan 4 they select someone from the romanov family line to serve as the king
Peter incorporates it in to administrative structure=tool of state
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Serfdom-
Definition
Time of Troubles kills russias economy, after a peter comes to power any land owner has right to rind runaway peasants, free russians=serfs/peasants, system russia uses alot
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Ming Dynasty-
Definition
1368-1644 was in control by mongols
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The Forbidden City-
Definition
constructed by the ming, multi residences, no one goes in or out, all across china
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Little Ice Age-
Definition
peak of population, makes agriculture very hard, midst of ming ere where there are alot of problems, the chinese have no advances to make life easier(dont respond to anything different), over throw of the ming by the people rising up
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Qing (Manchu) Dynasty-
Definition
not ethnically chinese, peasants ask for help to overthrow ming, they install govt in the midst of it all(steal china)
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Qing back ground
Definition
massive military, nomadic, take over through military expansion, not obsessed with ag, come to power and knows the public hates them, try to make themselves as chinese as poss.
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Qing Govt and dealing with Europeans
Definition
govern the way the ming did, suppress rebellions, deal with europeans(suspicious and are monitored), dont want them to come to china
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Emperor Kangxi-
Definition
longest reigning emp(61 yrs), brilliant/smart/intellectual,spends his whole reign to make manchus acceptable, expands borders, focus on expanding govt power
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Emperor Kangxi- Confucius scholars
Definition
Do not like emp at first, tricks them, wants them to write the history of the ming dynasty(tradition)they will only agree to write history, wants help with dictionary, gets scholars to interpret letters(plays dumb), end up getting their aid
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Chinese Culture
Definition
poverty- produce goods that people cant afford, role reversal of china/europe, goods are being sold to pay for poor, silver is flooding into china, dynasty is wealthy but doesnt filter to lower world
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Japanese feudalism-
Definition
comparable to europe, warlord classes, military leadership, 2 centuries, southern coastal area is only place worth living for agr., rival daimyo compete for control and go to war, cannot rise to king(no one dominates for 2 cent.), small series of kingdoms.
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Definition
ends fuedalism, 1570 to 1600 go through civ war, imports guns to society(changes jap fighting style,after war confiscate guns/ban) rules through military, becomes a stable state power=daimyos cannot rise,
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Towkugawa Impact
Definition
shogunate= military state king
rules through military
unemploys samurai and make them unable to work
very limited exchange with outside world, 250 yrs peace, emerge stronger after period ends
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European trade w/Japan
Definition
dont like trade with others, the Towkugawas want european products but they do not let them circulate, portugese are the first to trade
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Russian imperial identity
Definition
Applied the name of Tsar to all of their rulers
Want to expand its borders
Wants to claim itself as a successful european nation
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
Starts in the west b/c of: resources, tech, wealth, and know how to make it useful
End of manual labor/labor from animals
Change that precipitates the early modern era
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Urbanization
Definition
People move from country to work in cities
Poor living conditions
Less people farming
Have to make farming better with Industrialization
Sickness
Overcrowding
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Middle Class
Definition
Social mobility or ability to change social class
Classes that are defined by wealth instead of royalty or heredity, so to speak
Cements death of fuedal europe
Education
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Working Conditions
Definition
horrible, long hours
overcrowded with sickness prevalent
lack of social systems
breathing problems
prefer children b/c they are small and can maneuver in small space and can pay less
social unrest as people become mad with conditions
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Industrial Rev Goals/repercussions
Definition
Goal is to make as much money as possible
Always looking for buyers and need to have markets around the world.
cheaper prices of goods=more goods to sell=HAVE to sell more goods
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Jap. Urbanization
Definition
Edo period, becomes capitol unique b/c Jap is an agricultural based economy
Stable during this time
Population grows at a stable rate(adequate food supply)
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Kabuki Theater
Definition
Low brow-made for the lower class
Slapstick humor(over the top portrail of real things in life)
Creates a cultural unity all throughout japan
Culture explodes b/c there is no more war
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Japan and Christianity
Definition
Some converted to Roman Catholic (Portugese bring in)
Jap. mix with shintoism
towk. have problem with religion- allegiance goes to God and pope not to state- forced reconversion- Run off missionaries, dont want God, guns, or the west
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