AP World History U3

Monarchies gain power, new monarchies emerge in England (Tudors), France (Valois), and Spain (Isabella and Ferdinand)

Divine right of kings, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, growing middle class, less feudalism

Divine right of monarchy, tax farmers, king has complete authority, nobles in Versailles to intimidate

Martin Luther, 95 Theses, reforms to the church

John Calvin, simplicity, hard work ethic, obedience, lead to Huguenots in France and Puritans in England

Henry VII wanted to divorce and marry Anne Boleyn, created his own church

Response of Roman Catholics

1.) Inquisition to get rid of nonbelievers

2.) Jesuits to spread missionary activity

3.) Council of Trent corrected some corrupted church practices

Reason not blind faith

Ivan the Terrible expands Russia into Mongol territory using gunpowder

Orthodox church

Romanovs lose power

Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) overthrown by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Mings expand into Mongol territory and bring back Civil Service Exam

Qing Dynasty takes over (1644-1911)

Qings evolve to Taiwan, Mongolia, and Central Asia

Bureaucracy becomes corrupt causing rebellion

Daimyo leaders expanding

Oda Nobunga begins unification and Toyotomi Hideyoshi continues it

Military sponsored families to central governing

Turkey (1300-1918)

Gunpowder empire

Mehmed II takes Constantinople

Suleiman I takes some of Hungary and almost Austria

Devshirme system, blood tax on Christian boys

Sunni Islam

Mostly tolerant

Persia (1501-1760)

No navy or natural defense

Shah Abbas I tries to expand more into Persia

Shia Islam

No tolerance

India (1520s-1800s)

Babur created empire

Akbar creates golden age

Aurangzeb tries to expand to south India, weakens empire

Tolerance under Akbar, less under others

Aztecs, China, and Songhai Empire

Peace of Augsburg in 1555 allows states to chose Catholic or Lutheran leader

Catholics and Protestants

Caused mass famine and devestation