Chapter 19 Flashcards
Janissaries
a soldier in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks
Successor
One who follows, especially one who takes over a throne, title, or office.
Gunpowder empire
an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through thier mastery of firearms
Sultan
“holder of power” the military and political head of state under the seljuk turks and the Ottomans
Harem
“sacred place”; the private domain of an ottoman sultan where he and his wives resided
Grand vizier
the ottoman sultan’s chief minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the council of meetings
Pasha
an appointed official of the ottoman empire who collected taxes, maintained law and order, and was directly responsible to the sultans court
Ulema
a group of religious advisers to the ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims
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
B
The ottoman empire was centered around what middle eastern country
a. turkey
b. Jordan
c. lebanon
d. Iran
A
What is the highest position in the ottoman empire
a. sultan
b. caliphate
c. grand visier
d vice president
A
what were the ottomans not known for
a. calligraphy
b. Mosaic Tiling
c. coffee
d. Carpet
B
How long did the ottoman empire last
a. 700 years
b. 620 years
c. 600 years
d. 610 years
b
Shah
King used in Persia and Iran
Administrator
one who manages the affairs of a government or buisiness
conform
to adhere to rules or standards to fit in
orthodoxy
traditional beliefs, especially in religion
anarchy
political disorder, lawlessness
Suleyman
Known as the lawgiver
Selim II
Suleyman’s only surviving son
Shah Esmail
Founded the Safavid Dynasty
Shah Abbas
Ruler of the empire
Riza-i-Abbasi
most famous artist of this time period
what term for king in Persia and Iran
a. buddha
b. Baron
c. Shah
d. Emperor
c
How was the economy of the ottomans troubled
a inflation
b bad trading partners
c delcine in tobacco production
d all of the above
a
How did the ottomans treat non-muslims
a they killed them
b with no respect
c they praised them
d with high tolerance
d
who founded the safavid empire
a selim II
b Shah Esmail
c Shah Abbas
d Riza-i-Abbasi
b
Who was the Ottoman sultan’s chief minister?
a grand vizier
b pasha
c ulema
d janissaries
a
Zamindar
a local official in mogul India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government
Suttee
the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral pyre
Suttee
the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral pyre
Babur
the founder of teh mogul empire
timur lenk
he was the leader of the mogul empire following babur
akbar
the grandson of babur. he took the throne when he was 14 and brought mogul rule to most of india
Jahangir
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
Nur jahan
since jahangir started to lose interest he handed most of the power to nur jahan
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
b
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
a
who brought back Persian and Indian influences
a han dynasty
b moguls
c akbar
d alll of the above
b
