Unit 4 Ch.27 Vocab Flashcards

Ottoman Empire, Islamic Heartlands and Qing China

54985807	Mahmud II	Ottoman sultan defeats Jainessaires, based reforms on western ideals	54985807
54985808	Tanzimat Reforms	Western style reforms for Ottomans (1839-1876) military reforms adopted European style constitution	54985808
54985809	Young Turks	those who believed in western ideals and supporters of Tanzimat Reforms	54985809
54985810	Mamluks	Muslim Egyptian rulers defeated by Napolean (1738) showed their inferior tech. thus leading to Tanzimat Reform	54985810
54985811	Muhammed Ali	Egyptian leader modernizes Egypt with little changes	54985811
54985812	Khedives	descendants of M. Ali, ruled Egypt until 1952	54985812
54985813	Suez Canal	Built to link the Mediterranean to Red Seae opened (1869) later occupied by British	54985813
54985814	Nurhaci	United Manchu defeated Ming established Qing	54985814
54985815	Kangxi	Qing ruler Confucian scholar promotes synification, of Manchus and Chinese	54985815
54985816	Opium War	British v. Qing China: protected British trade in Opium. Led to Spheres of Influence in China and division	54985816
54985817	Taiping Rebellion	massive rebellion (1850-1864) South China sought to overthrow Qing and Confucianism led by Christian radicals	54985817
54985818	Hong Xiuquan	led Taiping Rebellion, converted to christianity	54985818
54985819	Cixi	conservative empress dominated last decades of Qing dynasty	54985819
54985820	Boxer Rebellion	group of martial artist fighters rebels against foreigners showing anti-foreigner sentiment	54985820
54985821	Puyi	Last Qing ruler 10 yrs. old, deposed 1912 official end of Qing dynasty	54985821
54985822	Qing	controlled by Manchus China's last dynasty	54985822