Topic 4.7

Question 1

How were the Jews treated in England, France, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 1

• The Jews were expelled from England, France, Spain
• The Ottoman Empire provided a safe haven for the Jews fleeting the discrimination

Question 2

What were social hierarchies and how were they treated differently in different societies?

Answer 2

• Royalty, Nobility, Landowners, Scholars, and Soldiers- sought power and influence
• In some societies, merchants and artisans began to form a middle class
• Peasants, serfs, poor people, and enslaved people often struggled to stay alive

Question 3

Who were the Huguenots and what did their treatment in France demonstrate?

Answer 3

• Many states created policies that discriminated against some groups based on religion, ethnicity, or social class
• They were Dutch Protestants in a predominantly Catholic country, they suffered great persecution, many fled to other European countries or to colonies.

Question 4

Describe the ruling system found in the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 4

Tension between the military elite and absolutist rulers existed in the three gunpowder empires

Question 5

What was a warrior aristocracy? Who used it?

Answer 5

A class of military