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8366340897Describe the importance of silk, porcelain, and tea to the Europeans.Chinese porcelains were regarded as objects of great rarity and luxury which is why to make it so appealing to Europeans.0
8366391349What did China import from Europe?Silver1
8366408656What was China's last dynasty, and who was it ruled by?Qing Dynasty, ruled by the Manchus2
8366423779What were some Manchu policies toward the Chinese?The Manchus made Chinese men grow long queues on the back of their heads as a sign of submission to the Manchurians3
8366443592Describe an important continuity in China that had to do with Neoconfucianism.Neoconfucian exams4
8366539705Describe the expansion of the Qing empire.The Qing replaced the Ming; this Ming empire became larger than previous dynasties. This expansion helped the spread of many trade products5
8366561464What was the Qing capital?Beijing6
8366570889What did the Tokugawa shogunate do for Japan?It unified Japan after a long civil war at the end of the Ashikaga period. The expansion came with the help of new army forces7
8366622103Describe the Tokugawa social class system.-Figurehead and nominal ruling court -Military leader and actual ruling class8
8366732027Describe Neoconfician policies of the government.-Neoconfucian was the main ideology of the Tokogawa government -A caste system locked in place the social classes; couldn't change caste9
8366751294Why is Japan know for Isolationism?The Tokagawa shogunte didn't want Europeans in Japan-especially Japanese missionaries. Only the Dutch were allowed.10
8366811609Who were the daimyo, and what restrictions were placed on them?The daimyo were the largest and most powerful landholders. They had to serve the shogun, and keep two residences (alternate attendance system), including the one in Edo and on in there local region. Their family members were "captive" in Edo to discourage rebellion.11
8366853883What are the differences between the shogun and the emperor?The Shogun was a military dictator of Japan, the rulers of the country during the Tokugawa era. The emperor was like a mascot12
8366915385What was the Shmabara Rebellion?A Christian rebellion in a neighborhood of Nagasaki , but was quickly put down by the shogun. It effectively eliminated Christianity from Japan.13
8366981004What were the three major Muslim empires?Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal14
8366989018Describe the characteristics of the Ottoman empire.-Inspired and sustained by Sunni Islam -Replaced Byzantine Empire -Brought down the Byzantine empire15
8367030765Describe the characteristics of the Safavid empire.-Persia -Safavid shahs ruled over one of the gunpowder empires -First significant Shia/Shi'ite led empire -Ruled to the east of the Ottomans16
8367069836Where was the Mughal territory?India; nearly all of the Indian subcontinent and large parts of Afghanistan17
8367080516What are the geographic regions of the Ottoman empire?Middle East; Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, former Byzantine lands18
8367100264Which Ottoman leader went on the Conquest of Constantinople?Mehmed II19
8367119123Describe the rivalry between the Sunni and Shi'ites.Fought over territorial and religious differences20
8367132483Describe the development of Sikhism in India.-Was born in South Asia -Guru Nanak taught a syncretic blend of Hinduism and Islam -Monotheistic, but ideas of karma and reincarnation21
8367167335What is jizya?a tax on people who were not Muslim22
8367170610What were Janissaries?elite units that made up the Ottoman Sultan's household troops, bodyguards, and the first modern standing army Europe23
8367188516What were the Devshirme?Christian boys who were recruited by force to serve the Ottoman government. Usually, the boys were converted to Islam. They took many exams in order to test their intelligence and capabilities24
8367207518How did the treatment of non-Muslims change with the ruler Aurangzeb?He hated heretical Muslims as well as other religious practitioners and began making their lives a living nightmare -He restored the non-Muslim poll tax -Led to tensions in later Mughal empire between Muslim ruler's subjects vs. Sikhs and Hindus25
8367244698What was the Taj Mahal?An ivory-white mausoleum built to house the body of the Sultan's wife, which showed power of the state and the Mughal sultan.26

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