AP World History Week 16 11-20 Flashcards

11835056611	Babur (the Tiger)	claimed he was a descendent of Chinggis Khan and Timberlane. With the aid of gunpowder weapons, including both artillery and firearms, he mounted an invasion in 1523 and 1525, ahdn took Delhi in 1526. He is the founder of the Mughal Empire, which would eventually embrace almost all of the Indian subcontinent.	0
11835060548	Akbar	(1556-1605) the real architect of the Mughal empire. He created a centralized administrative structure with ministries regulating the various providences of the empire. He believed in religious tolerance.	1
11835065070	Aurangzeb	(1659-1707) the Mughal empire reached its greatest extent under this ruler. He expanded the empire into the southern tip of India. He forced Islam on all subjects and destroyed many famous Hindu temples and replaced them with Mosques.	2
11835067896	Sufism	a mystical belief and practice, formed an important Islamic tradition. The goal of Sufi mystic, was to recover lost intimacy between God and the human soul, and to find the truth of the divine God.	3
11835070784	The Dynastic State	the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires were all military creations, regarded by their rulers as their personal possessions by right of conquest. These rulers exercised personal command of the armies, appointed and dismissed officials at will and adopted whatever policies they wished.	4
11835074857	Steppe Traditions	in these empires the ruler's relatives often managed components of the states, and succession to the throne became a hot contest between competing members of the family. In some empires, murder and complete destruction was commons.	5
11835079869	Rene Descartes	encouraged the educated to develop a skeptical approach on learning.	6
11835083970	Francis Bacon	advocated empirical research based on observations and carefully obtained data.	7
11835087964	Jean Jacques Rousseau	Frenchmen who believed that education of all was the key to a successful society.	8