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Unit 3: Land Based Empires (Unit 3.1: Expansion (Russian (This was the…
Unit 3: Land Based Empires
Unit 3.2: Administration
Ottoman
Devshirme was a system that used Christian boys from defeated lands to administer the government after being highly educated.
Janissaries were an elite group of fighters.
East and South Asia
The Qing Dynasty allowed high taxes and corrupted the bureaucracy causing a rebellion that failed.
Japan had daimyos and shoguns fighting for control. In South Asia, they ran the governments by using zamindars.
Russia
Peter the Great came to power and reorganized the government.
Ivan Iv expanded and arrested Boyars who opposed him through a method called oprichnina.
Legitimizing Power
Empires proved their power by religion and architecture.
I remember that Mr.Stevens showed us various buildings that were very famous in these empires.
Europe
England ran their government through justices of the peace and the English Bill of Rights.
France became absolute when Louis XIV came to power.
Unit 3.1: Expansion
Russian
This was the topic that I got and the one I learned the most about.
Ivan IV, or Ivan the Terrible, was the one who ruled this empire, and Russia was in a great position for trade.
Safavid
The Safavid Empire was located in most of Iran and Iraq.
Faced conflicts with Ottoman Empire due to split between Shia and Sunni Muslims.
Ottoman
I remember that the group in charge of the Ottoman Empire did their topic very long.
The most enduring and the strongest Islamic Empire which became a major power.
Europe
Countries in Europe became powerful and wealthy nations after the invention of printing press.
Faced conflicts with the division of catholicism.
Asia
Qianlong and Kangxi were two of China's most successful emperors.
They taxed British citizens when the king dynasty needed funds.
Mughal
I remember that this was the empire I learned the least from.
Mughal India flourished during Babur's rule by doing architectural accomplishments.
Unit 3.3: Belief Systems
Counter Reformation
The Roman church were able to stop the spread of protestantism, staying dominant in Western Europe.
Several wars sparked like the Thirty Years War.
Islamic Religion Schisms
The Ottomans and Sunnis clashed over Shia and Sunni beliefs.
Akbur provided religious tolerance in India and attempted to reconcile Islam and Hinduism.
Protestant Reformation
A man named Martin Luther complained the church wasn't staying faithful to biblical teachings. He invented Lutheranism.
Calvinists were protestants that believed on work ethic. England made their own church called Anglicanism.
Science
Some individuals started looking for answers using reasoning and not faith.
Science led to a new vision of the world.
Unit 3.4: Comparisons
Centralized Bureaucracy
Controlling diverse populations required empires to establish an organized and centralized bureaucracy.
Each empire used different types of employees to keep their bureaucracy centralized.
Taxation
Taxation was needed to support the bureaucracy and military of the empires.
Mughals used zamindars, the Ottomans used tax farmers, the Aztecs used tributes, and the Ming used hard currency.
Military Might
Armies were set up throughout Eurasia using gunpowder,
Empires developed elite soldiers to solidify control over territories. This caused warfare conflicts between empires.
Striving for Legitimcy
Rulers used their religion to legitimize their rule.
They also used monumental architectures to show their strength.