History on Empires
nced by other cultures.- The empire was established by Osman and of turkish descent, We see that they used a variety of different groups to help them come to power and rein.
janissaries- slaves from the conquered regions that formed an infantry.
Mehmed II- Constantinople- capital of the ottoman empire,and formed madrasas (religious schools.)
Selim I- He gained jerusalem, Mecca, and Medina
Suleiman I- Formed alliances with Catholic Europe
Gazis- Warriors driven by Dar al-Islam (Islamic law)
Sufis- religious mystics who converted the conquered.
shahs- king, modernized the Safavids, military and trade, did not accept other religions.
China 1000-1300
1. Tang Dynasty- very powerful, dominated by the religion of buddhism,
2. Song Dynasty- very powerful, the golden age of China, during this time there are advancements in art, language, printing (of paper money) and gunpowder
Both dynasties are advanced in trade- makes China very powerful
3. Yuan Dynasty- Set up the Mongol Empire
Ming China – founded by Hongwu
moved capital to Beijing, created laws to improve peasant support, confucian ideals, increased power of the military,
Culture- porcelain, encyclopedias, dictionaries, repaired and added to the Great Wall
bound feet- practiced in China as an induction of beauty, perfect feet were known as lotus blossoms (3 inches), if you had better bound feet you have better marriages, feet were bound between the ages of 3 and 6, only practiced by the upper class, bound feet left the women crippled for life
most populated country in the world- population grew to â…• of the worlds total population
encyclopedias, dictionaries- created the concept of the novel written in everyday language, woodblock prints
internal trade- silver was the key product in Ming China, closed to foreign trade,
government- Eliminated the position of the Prime minister, increased the reliance and education of eunuchs, money was a huge problem (paper or, coins, inflation), large powerful navy, had to defend northern borders against the Manchus.
Qing/Manchu China
“Men from Beyond the Wall”- Manchus invaded China and formed a dynasty, China is ruled by foreigners, many years of peace
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