http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/empires www.flashcardexchange.com: empires Flashcards en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:58:13 PST Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:58:13 PST support@flashcardexchange.com 720 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/705316 Empires in the Middle East Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/705316 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/689089 Flash cards for the age of empires of Egypt, Nubia, Assyria, Persia and China. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/689089 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/681749 THE ISLAMIC EMPIRES Three powerful Islamic empires emerged in India and southwest Asia after the fifteenth century. Beginning with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, Turkish warriors and charismatic leaders established first the Ottoman empire, then the Safavid dynasty in Persia (1502), and finally the Mughal dynasty in India (1526). Three distinct empires emerged with different cultures and traditions. Yet there are some striking similarities, including: Autocratic rule. All three empires began as military states in which all power and prestige centered on the person of the ruler. All three were plagued by problems of succession from one ruler to the next. Islamic faith. All three empires embraced Islam. Sizeable Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire and a large Hindu majority in India forced those rulers to craft policies of religious toleration. The Safavid dynasty followed the Shia sect of Islam, which brought them into conflict with their Sunni Ottoman neighbors. Inward-looking policies. Although all three Islamic states maintained power through the military, neither the Safavid nor the Mughal dynasties developed a navy or a merchant fleet. Military resources were concentrated on defending inland borders. The Ottoman did have a powerful navy at one time, but by the eighteenth century, Ottoman armaments were outmoded and usually of European manufacture. Agricultural economies. Agriculture was the basis of the Islamic empires, and the majority of the population was engaged in raising and processing food. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Ottoman and Safavid populations grew slowly; the population in India grew more dramatically. Ambivalence toward foreign trade. All three empires existed along important historic trade routes and derived benefit from their locations. The Safavids actively encouraged foreign trade. However, none of the three states sent merchants abroad or encouraged new industries. Cultural conservatism. The Islamic empires did not seek out new ideas or technologies and proved hostile to innovation by the eighteenth century. Like leaders in the Qing and Tokugawa dynasties (Chapter 27), Islamic conservatives feared that new ideas would lead to political instability. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/681749 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/681832 The Building of Global Empires Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/681832 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/665861 this is about acient times. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/665861 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/665518 20 Flashcards that help for one of our tests. back around 2400 BC. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/665518 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/664978 God and Empires in the Ancient Near East Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/664978 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/550032 History 200 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/550032 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/495282 Study of the first civilizations and empires. Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/495282 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/474558 World History I Ancient Kingdoms and Empires of the Middle East Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/474558 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/341352 byzantine/ muslim empires test Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/341352 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/309654 Terms/S1: North American Societies: Potlatch, Anasazi, Pueblo, Mississippian, Iroqois, Totem, S2: Tikal, Glyph, Codex, Popol Vuh, S3: Obsidian, Quetzalcoatl, Triple Alliance, Montezuma II, Pachacuti, Ayllu, Mita, & Quipu. Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/309654 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/298588 Section 1 terms ( North & Central Africa: lineage, stateless societies, patrilineal, matrilineal, Maghrib, Almoravids, & Almohads. Sect. 2 terms (W.African Empires) Ghana, Mali, Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuta, Songhai, Hausi, Yoruba, & Benin. Sect. 3 terms ( Easter City States & Southern Africa): Swahili, Great Zimbabwe, & Mutapa. Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/298588 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/284186 The Muslim Empires Wed, 11 May 2005 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/284186 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/278387 for latin class,info on all of the rulers of the roman empire Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/278387