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The fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty; 1736-1795

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QianLong

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A system of government where important decisions are made by state representatives

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Bureaucracy

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A system used to promote people to the bureaucracy in Qing China; only those who were smart got elected

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Exam System

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A hairstyle originally from the Manchus that was forced upon everyone in Qing China to show respect to the emperor

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Queue (hairstyle)

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A system used to organize China’s military

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Banner System

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The three main religions in Qing China

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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

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They produced rice and wheat and used irrigation systems earlier than most civilizations

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Qing China Agriculture

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They specialized in porcelain, silk, and cashmere

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Qing China Goods

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The canal that goes through Qing China; was used for trade and transportation

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Grand Canal

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This was the only currency used in Qing China; anyone who wanted to trade had to have it

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Silver in Qing China

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A state that gives tribute to another (pays them)

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Tributary States

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Bureaucracy

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A system of government where important decisions are made by state representatives

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Exam System

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A system used to promote people to the bureaucracy in Qing China; only those who were smart got elected

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Queue (hairstyle)

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A hairstyle originally from the Manchus that was forced upon everyone in Qing China to show respect to the emperor

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Banner System

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A system used to organize China’s military

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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

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The three main religions in Qing China

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Qing China Agriculture

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They produced rice and wheat and used irrigation systems earlier than most civilizations

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Qing China Goods

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They specialized in porcelain, silk, and cashmere

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Grand Canal

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The canal that goes through Qing China; was used for trade and transportation

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Silver in Qing China

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This was the only currency used in Qing China; anyone who wanted to trade had to have it

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Tributary States

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A state that gives tribute to another (pays them)

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A form of government in which there is only one ruler; leadership is passed down through lineage

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Absolute Monarch

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Europe’s leading religion

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Christianity

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The two different sections of Christianity

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Catholic/Protestant

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Monarchs; Nobles; knights; artisans & merchants; peasants
European Hierarchy
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known for producing corn, potatoes, and grains
European Agriculture
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the European revolution that allowed for a decrease in agricultural positions
The Agricultural Revolution
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The act of making everything in your homes an sharing it with your community
Cottage Industry
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A European tradition of having groups of people with their rightful skills pass down these skills to those who are interested
Guilds
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The economic focus of Europe changed from agriculture to large scale manufacturing
Industrial Revolution
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A new period of time in which learning was approached in a different way; using new technology, things were tested, measured, and used
Scientific revolution
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A ruler of the Ottoman empire
Sultan
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The greatest religion in the ottoman empire
Islam
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The tenth sultan of the ottoman empire; helped bring the empire to its greatest point
Suleyman the Lawgiver
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a trade route used as an economy boost for the Ottoman Empire
Slave Trade
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a governor in the ottoman empire who would propagate the Sultans rules in a specific area of the empire
Emirs
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A system of organization where different religions could exist as long as their leader reported back to the sultan; prevented conflict between religions
Millet System
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The first trained and armed standing army
Janissaries
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the ottoman empire was known for architecture and literature
Ottoman Empire Culture
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The trade route that went from Qing China to India; the ottoman empire used it to boost their economy
The silk Road
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The capital of the Ottoman Empire
Istanbul
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Because most of the ottoman empire wasn't suitable for agriculture, they put in place irrigation to improve farming
Ottoman Empire irrigation system
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The ottoman empire realized sooner than most that forests and the resources within them were important; rules were put in place to prevent deforesting
Ottoman Empire Forestry
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QianLong
The fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty; 1736-1795
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Absolute Monarch
A form of government in which there is only one ruler; leadership is passed down through lineage
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Christianity
Europe's leading religion
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Catholic/Protestant
The two different sections of Christianity
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European Hierarchy
Monarchs; Nobles; knights; artisans & merchants; peasants
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European Agriculture
known for producing corn, potatoes, and grains
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The Agricultural Revolution
the European revolution that allowed for a decrease in agricultural positions
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Cottage Industry
The act of making everything in your homes an sharing it with your community
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Guilds
A European tradition of having groups of people with their rightful skills pass down these skills to those who are interested
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Industrial Revolution
The economic focus of Europe changed from agriculture to large scale manufacturing
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Scientific revolution
A new period of time in which learning was approached in a different way; using new technology, things were tested, measured, and used
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Sultan
A ruler of the Ottoman empire
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Islam
The greatest religion in the ottoman empire
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Suleyman the Lawgiver
The tenth sultan of the ottoman empire; helped bring the empire to its greatest point
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Slave Trade
a trade route used as an economy boost for the Ottoman Empire
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Emirs
a governor in the ottoman empire who would propagate the Sultans rules in a specific area of the empire
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Millet System
A system of organization where different religions could exist as long as their leader reported back to the sultan; prevented conflict between religions
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Janissaries
The first trained and armed standing army
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Ottoman Empire Culture
the ottoman empire was known for architecture and literature
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The silk Road
The trade route that went from Qing China to India; the ottoman empire used it to boost their economy
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Istanbul
The capital of the Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman Empire irrigation system
Because most of the ottoman empire wasn't suitable for agriculture, they put in place irrigation to improve farming
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Ottoman Empire Forestry
The ottoman empire realized sooner than most that forests and the resources within them were important; rules were put in place to prevent deforesting
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Parts of the an empire that are not within the original borderlines; separated from the rest of the empire
Overseas Empires
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Spain, Britain, France, etc; controlled land in the Americas
European Empires
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A Native American Tribe that controlled a large amount of land in the Americas
Iroqois
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A hierarchy based on race in the Spanish Empire used to distinguish status; there were many different races and ethnicities at the time
Racial Caste System
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The trade route in which millions of slaves were taken from Sub-Saharan Africa and transported to different places in the world
Trans-Atlantic Slave-Trade
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the trade route that went between Africa, the Americas, and Europe
Triangular Trade
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The Americas traded lots of different resources including Tobacco, Cotton, Sugar, Lumber, Molasses and Fur
America's Raw Materials
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Hundreds of slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas to work on ________
Plantations
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a key port in the Americas; great for trade and had lots of swampy terrain
New Orleans
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the different groups of escaped slaves who settled on land where white people could not reach them
Maroons
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the desert that separates Europe from Africa
Saharan Desert
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the strip of land below the Saharan Desert and above Africa
Sahel
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the trade route that went through the Saharan Desert; linked African trade to several oceans
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
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Family was a big part of African Culture, not having one could make you an outcast, but there were means of being adopted by one
Kinship
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West Africa had many different states, kingdoms, and tribes of people, forms of government varied
West African States
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A kingdom in Sub-saharan Africa that had a prominent role in slave trade
Kingdom of Kongo
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The British, french, and Spanish all had colonies in Africa to control parts of the slave trade
European Colonies
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A group of 'states' in south africa that were independant of each other
South African Tribes
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An African coast that had access to the Indian Ocean trade route
Swahili Coast
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A state on the far right of Africa below the ottoman empire that was mostly Christian; had access to the indian ocean trade route
Ethiopia
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The third mughal emperor who was known for his religious tolerance and expansion
Akbar
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The only woman to take over the mughal empire in place of her husband
Nur Jahan
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The sixth mughal emperor; the empire was at its greatest during his rule
Aurangzeb
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The three leading religions in mughal empire
Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism
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Preiets, kings/warriors, farmers/craftsmen, servents, untouchables
Mughal Empire Caste System
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The trade network that crossed the Indian Ocean; had luxury goods and slaves
Indian Ocean Trade Network
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The tomb made for Mumtaz mahal by her husband in honor of her
Taj Mahal
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Succession issues and political instability
Mughal Empire Internal Problems
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The rise of the brittish east India company and their growing control over mughal empire
Mughal Empire External Problems
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Samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants
Shinokoso System
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The warriors of the Tokugawa shogunate
Samurai
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The 'real' rulers of Tokugawa shogunate who made all the desicions
Shogun
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The nobles of Tokugawa who owned large swaths of land
Daimyos
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Because the Tokugawa shogunate didn't have the right climate for excessive agriculture, fishing was a large part of their diet
Fishing
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The Tokugawa shogunate had two different schools, one for their warriors and the other for commoners to learn basic knowledge
Temple/Hanko schools
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Tokugawa cities were extremely urbanized; systems were in place for removing waste and distributing water
Tokugawa Cities

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