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Chattel slavery enslavement of Native Americans Gunpowder empires Muskovy Russia, Ottoman Turks, Tokugawa Shogunate, Safavid Persia, Mughal India, Ming China, Spanish and Portuguese Peter the Great dictatorial ruler who modernized 18th c Russia adopt Western-style culture, make central bureaucratic gov't, build strong military, increase agricultural/industrial productivity Glorious Revolution 1688, Catholic James II dissolved Parliament over religious differences Parliament leaders led uprising against him and installed dual monarchy held by his Protestant daughter Mary and husband William Delhi Sultanate introduced Islam into Indian society Hindu Upanishad movement focus on religious leaders on ritual instead of substance Mongol Empire Yuan - China, Muscovy - Russia, Delhi and Mughal - India, Safavid - Persia Brinkmanship Cold War, each side brandishing massive powers (military chicken) Council of Trent part of Catholic Counter-Reformation outlawed sale of indulgences, commissioned religious art/architecture to reinforce perception of power, affirm doctrines (reject Calvinist predestination) Tanzimat Reforms modernization reforms in Ottoman Empire in an attempt to save the empire mobilize industry, more political/religious freedom, expand infrastructure, introduce Western-style education Akbar the Great military leader who built strong civ based on prosperity and tolerance Divine Faith to combine Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Hinduism, Christianity Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan as a tribute to his wife Magna Carta guaranteed basic rights to nobility and restricted ability of king to increase taxes Vikings descendants of Germanic warriors who raided w Europe and established Kiev and Novogrod in Russia linked Slavs in e Europe to world Neo-Confucianism developed during Song, became dominant during Ming synthesized Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism influential in Japan and Korea Reconquista 13th c attempt to remove Islamic influence from the Iberian peninsula resulted in Spanish Inquisition became group of independent states united by marriage between Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile Muhammad Ali modernized Egypt thru industrialization, imperialism, Western political/educational systems Suez Canal linked Med. and Red Sea debts forced Egypt to sell canal to Britain