Studied by 1 personWhat caused a change in social heirarchy?
Rebellions
Ottoman social hierarchy (most to least power)
Sultan, warriors/scholars, merchants/artisans, peasants, slaves
Viziers
people who spoke for Ottoman sultan
Timar
system where sultan granted lands for those he favored
What did Mehmed II do to show his religious tolerance?
moved Jews to Istanbul after they were expelled from Spain
Harem
residence where sultan's wife/wives lived
Roxelana
slave --> married Suleiman I
Roxelana's son
became sultan after Suleiman
Barbary Pirates
captured European slaves in Mediterranean & sold them to sultan
Impressed
forcing European slaves into Ottoman military
Akbar's religious tolerance
tolerant to all religions
Manchu
ruled Qing - made their culture dominant
Queues
hairstyle men were forced to wear in Qing (Manchu style)
Who led huge massacres on Han people?
Li Chengdong and Liu Liangzuo
Nobility
landowners - maintained power thru heritance
What did Louis XIV do to the social heirarchy?
made sure he had absolute power when nobles tried to compete with him for power
Sephardic Jews
Jews from Spain
Ashkenazi Jews
Jews from central/east Europe
Boyars
Russian landowners - rebelled against Ivan IV
Why did social hierarchy change in America?
Europeans and Africans arrived
America social hierarchy (most to least power)
peninsulares, criollos, castas
Peninsulares
from Spain/Portugal
Criollos
European background but born in America
Castas
mixed people
Mestizos
top of castas - European and indigenous
Mulattoes
middle of castas - European and African
Zambos
bottom of castas - African and Indigenous
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