3.2 Empires Administration

The European idea that the right to rule is given to kings by God.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine Right of Kings

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Pastor's Blessing

Versailles, Taj Mahal, St. Petersburg, and Sulaymaniyah Mosque are all examples of...

• How architecture can be used to consolidate power.

• Strong Professional armies.

• An efficient, well-payed bureaucracy.

• The corruption that was endemic among empires during their decline.

What was the name of the government that transferred power to the Shogun and centralized the government?

• Mughal Empire

• Qing Dynasty

• Tokugawa Shogunate

• Samurai Feudalism

Justices of the Peace, Intendants, Provincial Officials, Zamindars, and the Civil Service Exam are all examples of...

• Why land-based empires collapsed.

• Decentralized governments

• Professional Soldiers

• Bureaucracies and bureaucrats

In nearly all land-based empires, what group was heavily taxed in order to fund the government and army?

• The Lower class/peasants

• The upper class

• Artisans, skilled workers, and landowners (boyars)

• Bureaucrats.