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Janissaries

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a soldier in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks

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Successor

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One who follows, especially one who takes over a throne, title, or office.

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Gunpowder empire

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an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through thier mastery of firearms

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Sultan

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“holder of power” the military and political head of state under the seljuk turks and the Ottomans

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Harem

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“sacred place”; the private domain of an ottoman sultan where he and his wives resided

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Grand vizier

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the ottoman sultan’s chief minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the council of meetings

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Pasha

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an appointed official of the ottoman empire who collected taxes, maintained law and order, and was directly responsible to the sultans court

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Ulema

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a group of religious advisers to the ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims

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what artistically did the ottomans not create

a. Pottery and silks
b. The largest blueprints and architectures
c. Rugs and jewelry
d. armors for the government

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B

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The ottoman empire was centered around what middle eastern country

a. turkey
b. Jordan
c. lebanon
d. Iran

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A

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What is the highest position in the ottoman empire

a. sultan
b. caliphate
c. grand visier
d vice president

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A

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what were the ottomans not known for

a. calligraphy
b. Mosaic Tiling
c. coffee
d. Carpet

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B

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How long did the ottoman empire last

a. 700 years
b. 620 years
c. 600 years
d. 610 years

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b

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Shah

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King used in Persia and Iran

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Administrator

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one who manages the affairs of a government or buisiness

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conform

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to adhere to rules or standards to fit in

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orthodoxy

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traditional beliefs, especially in religion

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anarchy

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political disorder, lawlessness

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Suleyman

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Known as the lawgiver

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Selim II

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Suleyman’s only surviving son

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Shah Esmail

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Founded the Safavid Dynasty

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Shah Abbas

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Ruler of the empire

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Riza-i-Abbasi

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most famous artist of this time period

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what term for king in Persia and Iran

a. buddha
b. Baron
c. Shah
d. Emperor

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c

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How was the economy of the ottomans troubled

a inflation
b bad trading partners
c delcine in tobacco production
d all of the above

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a

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How did the ottomans treat non-muslims

a they killed them
b with no respect
c they praised them
d with high tolerance

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d

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who founded the safavid empire

a selim II
b Shah Esmail
c Shah Abbas
d Riza-i-Abbasi

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b

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Who was the Ottoman sultan’s chief minister?

a grand vizier
b pasha
c ulema
d janissaries

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a

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Zamindar

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a local official in mogul India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government

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Suttee

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the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral pyre

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Suttee

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the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral pyre

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Babur

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the founder of teh mogul empire

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timur lenk

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he was the leader of the mogul empire following babur

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akbar

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the grandson of babur. he took the throne when he was 14 and brought mogul rule to most of india

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Jahangir

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the son of akbar and the successor of teh their dynasty. He continued the strength of their central government and controlled over a vast government

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Nur jahan

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since jahangir started to lose interest he handed most of the power to nur jahan

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what is a local official in mogul India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for central government

a suttee
b zamidar
c authority
d none of the above

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b

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what was the considered a time of progress during the mogul dynasty

a the akbar era
b genghis khan
c mongolian empire
d none of the above

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a

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who brought back Persian and Indian influences

a han dynasty
b moguls
c akbar
d alll of the above

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b

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