Chapter 2 Section 1 Flashcards
warriors for islam
ghazis
chief commander
emir
people who do not believe in islam
infadel
the most successful ghazi, called othman by people in the west
Osman
name given to osmans followers
ottomans
son of osman, the second ottoman leader
orkhan 1
meaning overlord or one with power
sultan
or timur-i-lang, called tamerlane by europeans; halted the expansion of the ottomans
timur the lame
or mehmed the conqueror, achieved the most dramatic feat in ottoman history
mehmed II
mehmed’s grandson; an effective sultan and a great general
selim the grim
leader where the ottoman empire reached its peak
suleyman the lawgiver
suleyman waged war against:
- Central Europeans
- North africans
- central asians
system where the sultans army drafted boys from the people of conquered christian territories
devshirme
elite force of soldiers that were the heart of the ottoman war machine and were loyal to the sultan only
janissaries
nations of religious communities
millets