Chapter 5 - Ottaman Empire Flashcards
What is an eunuch?
A castrated man employed to guard the harem.
What is the harem?
The women in a muslim household
What is the sultan
The king of an islamic country
What are janissaries?
The elite soldiers and personal guard of the sultan
What is a dowry?
A payment of money or goods as part of a marriage agreement
Until what century did the Ottoman Empire exist?
The twentieth century
Who built the Topkapi palace?
Mehmet II
When did construction of the palace begin?
Construction began in 1459
Explain some important parts of education in the Golden Age of Islam
The muslim people loved to learn. The Islamic world built many universities where law, language, mathematics, science and medicine were studied.
What great literature was written by the muslim people?
One Thousand and One Nights
When was the house of wisdom constructed and when was it destroyed
It was established in 832CE in Baghdad and was one of the great libraries of history. It was destroyed by mogul invaders in 1256
Briefly explain what achievements the Islamic world accomplished in the field of mathematics
Muhammad Ibn Musa al-khwarzimi made advances in math such as algebra, geography and trigonometry which were important developments in navigation and sea travel
The number zero was created
Briefly explain what achievements the Islamic world accomplished in the field of medicine
Al-Rhazi was one of the great doctors of the time. He wrote over 100 books on medicine and one of them being an encyclopaedia of knowledge (al-Hawi)
He recorded the opinions of the Greek, Syrian, Hindu and Persian writers
Briefly explain what achievements the Islamic world accomplished in the field of astronomy and geography
In 771 the caliph of Baghdad built an observatory to study the stars
They used stars as a way of navigation and and made the astralob
What is al-Hawi?
An encyclopaedia of medical knowledge written by al-Rhazi
