AMSCO 3.1 European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empires Expand Gunpowder Empires - correct answers large multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control their territories Suleiman the Magnificent - correct answers ruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its power
- declared religious worship the happiest of all practices and personally led Ottoman armies in
- in each area, bureaucracies increased and power of the middle class grew at the expense of lords and
- remained closely linked to Europe 1 / 2
conquering Christian strongholds in Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary The year 1450 has traditionally signified - correct answers the ending of the medieval period and the beginning of the early modern period Mid-1400s saw the end of - correct answers a wave of plagues, the conclusion of the Hundred Years' War between France and England and saw the invention of the Gutenberg printing press Gutenberg printing press - correct answers Used to spread ideas of the Reformation and the Renaissance; first document printed was the Bible; led to the growth of literacy Nature of new monarchies in Europe in the 1500s was the result of - correct answers the desire certain leaders to centralize power by controlling taxes, the army, and many aspects of religion Major groups of political leaders in Europe - correct answers Tudors in England, Valais in France, and Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in Spain
the church leaders Russia overview - correct answers Had a pivotal position for trade, and was able to exchange goods and services with other cultures farther east and west
- capital in Europe
- Stroganou's forces were successful, gaining control of the Volga River, which flows into the Caspian
- possessing this outlet, Moscow could trade directly with Persia and the Ottoman Empire without
- By 1639, the Russians had advanced east as far as the Pacific Ocean. Explorations and fur trading
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It was product of Mongol influence from Central Asia to the east, Russia was also a product of Europe as a result of Viking invasions and trading Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (ruled 1547-1584) - correct answers Crowned tsar in 1547, he immediately set about to expand the Russian border eastward, first by taking control of the khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia held by the descendants of the Golden Horde, the Mongolian conquerers. This expansion came to rely more and more upon the use of gunpowder Control of the Volga - correct answers Wanting to expand east to control the fur trade, Ivan IV allowed the Stroganou, major Russian landowners, to hire bonds of fierce peasant warrior known as Cossacks to fight the local tribes and the Siberian Khan.
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having to deal with the strong forces of the Crimean Tartars Stroganous - correct answers major Russian landowners Cossacks - correct answers peasants recruited to migrate to newly seized lands in Russia, in particular the Volga River for trade, hired by Stroganous The Volga River was sought by Ivan IV after due to - correct answers its location to be able to trade furs with Persia and the Ottoman Empire without having to deal with the strong forces of the Crimean Tartars Russians continued moving east into Siberia after the reign of Ivan IV - correct answers Fur traders and militias defeated one indigenous tribe after another - Missionaries followed, converting many to the Eastern Orthodox faith, although the local shamans, or religious leaders, continued to have influence
expeditions continued across the Pacific to Alaska and down the coast of North America to California