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The Ottoman SYSTEM that required young, Christian boys to become slaves of the sultan
Devshirme
Name the three leaders of the Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal)
Sulyeman the Magnificent, Shah Abbas, Akbar
Syncretic religion created by Akbar
Divine Faith
Name of the official religion of Japan until 1945; polytheistic religion that believed in spiritual and supernatural beings
Shintoism
ritual suicide in Japanese custom
Seppuku
What empire was in the middle of Europe in 1650?
Holy Roman Empire
Kings or queens who held all the power within their states' boundaries and attempted to control every aspect of life were called what?
Absolute Monarchs
The belief that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth was the idea of what?
Divine right
Why did the Spanish Empire weaken in the 1700s? (at least 3 reasons)
overspending, high taxes, revolt in territories, economic inflation
Who was the most powerful absolute monarch of France?
Louis XIV
What happened in the War of Spanish Succession?
Dispute over Louis XIV's grandson becoming King of Spain and uniting France and Spain
What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht
What family ruled Russia as absolute monarchs for more than 300 years
Romanov family
What was the result of Peter the Great's Grand Embassy in 1697?
The westernization of Russia
How many theses did Martin Luther nail to the church door?
95
What is humanism?
Focused on human potential and achievements, instead of inherited wealth and Christian theology
