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Outline 2 (Islamic Empires) Flashcards

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Islamic Empires:

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Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Expansion 14th-17century

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Islamic Expansion after Muhammad: how many years of rapid expansion?

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100

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14th century, Mongol expansion affected?

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China, Middle East and Europe

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What killed millions across Eurasia?

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Bubonic Plague

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Old dynasties & empires are destroyed. What three knew Islamic empires arise?

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Ottoman, Safavid & Mughals

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The Ottoman Empire: Ottoman politics and society:

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  • Political hierarchy

- Military/civilian bureaucracy

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In the Ottoman Empire: What was the status of women?

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They could own land and businesses separate from their husbands

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The Safavid Empire: The Safavid Empire had a strong what?

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political system

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Were the Safavid’s a Militant State?

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They were a Militant Religious State but not like the Ottoman Empire. The lack of gunpowder weapons curbed expansion.

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Safavid Economy: Who did they trade with?

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The West

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In the Safavid Empire: What was the status of women?

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Women had no power and could only go out once a day

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What was the location of the Mughal Dynasty?

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India

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Under which dynasty does the first significant contact between India and Europe occur?

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Mughal

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14
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The rulers of the Mughal Dynasty were _____ but their subjects were primarily ________.

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Sunni Muslim; Hindu

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Who is Babur the Tiger of Afghanistan?

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The military leader that led to the rise of the Mughal Empire in 1526-1527.

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In what order did the following Mughal leaders rule?

Akbar the Great, Aurangzeb, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Humayun.

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1) Humayun
2) Akbar the Great
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jahan
5) Aurangzeb

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Which sultan was born in exile, extended Mughal rule in India, had a unique religious background, and was tolerant of other religions?

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Akbar the Great

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Which sultan was described by Sir Thomas Roe in the letters written back to England?

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Jahangir

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Which sultan’s rule – including religious fundamentalism and warfare – led to the eventual decline of the Mughal empire?

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Aurangzeb

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What were the two main reasons that these Eastern Empires declined?

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1) Weakening emperors

2) Rise of Western technology and maritime (sea) trade - overland networks became secondary

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Centered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I

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Ottoman Empire

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Turkish-ruled Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi’ite state.

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Safavid Empire

23
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Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Empire established by Babur in India in 1526. The dynasty became weak after the rule of Aurangzeb in the first decades of the 18th century

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Mughal Empire

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Who founded the Ottoman Empire?
	Osman I
	Suleiman the Magnificent
	Alexander the Great
	Mehmed II
	Julian II
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Osman I

25
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What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?
	Rome
	Constantinople
	Vienna
	Budapest
	Athens
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Constanstinople

26
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Under what Ottoman ruler did the empire reach its peak?
	Mehmed the Conqueror
	Osman I
	Mustafa I
	Suleiman the Magnificent
	Ahmed the Fortunate
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Suleiman the Magnificent

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What was the title of the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
	King
	Sultan
	Emperor
	Duke
	President
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Sultan

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What religion did the Ottomans follow?
	Islam
	Christianity
	Judaism
	Buddhism
	Taoism
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Islam

29
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Who am I?

  • Defeats Safavid Persians in the Battle of Chalidiran
  • Defeated the Mamluck sultanate
  • Annexation of Algeria, Tunisia in North Africa
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Sultan Selim I

30
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Who am I?

  • Marches on Europe: Belgrade 1521, Rhodes 1522, siege of -Vienna 1529
  • Portuguese pushed out of their coastal forts
  • Re-defeated Safavids
  • Ultimately, failure in Vienna
A

Suleiman I

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Which empire had Shi’a Islam?

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Safavid

32
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Which empire called their leaders shahs?

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Safavid

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Which empire called their leaders sultans?

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ottoman

34
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Founder of the Mughal empire and the

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Babur the great

35
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the most illustrious sultan of the Mughal empire and the grandson of Babur

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Akbar

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Akbar’s son

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Jahangir

37
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The last dynasty before British rule.

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Mughal

38
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Which empire required conversion from Sunni to Shi’ite Islam

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Safavid

39
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The first ruler of the Safavid empire. He freed the persians from the ottoman empire (modern day turkey)

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Shah Ismail

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Considered the greatest emperor of the Safavid empire. Expanded trade in the west, built the capital of isfahan, and believed in religious tolerance, cultural flowering

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Shah Abbas

41
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Who am i?
betrayed by brothers and Afghan officials
-exiled in persia for 15 years
-regains throne, but dies soon after

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Humayun

42
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Who am I?

  • Sultan 1556 to 1606
  • born in exile, emperor at 13
  • Extended mughal rule in india
  • unique religious background and outlook
A

Akbar the great

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Among the foreign travelers who visited the court of the early Mughals in India, the most important and best known is ________. He came to Jahangir’s court in 1615 as an ambassador of James I, the king of England, and spent nearly four years in India upto 1619. His narrative, The embassy of ____ constitutes a very valuable source of information about the life at the Mughal’s court, at provincial capitals and in camp, and in the light thrown upon the characters of Jahangir, Asaf Khan, Khurram and Khusrau. Roe’s account also sheds light upon the difficulties that were faced by the British traders because of their Portuguese competitors.

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Sir Thomas Roe, wrote the embassy of sir thomas roe

44
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Who am I?
India’s great builder
betrayed by his son, Aurangzeb

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Shah Jahan

45
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The Mughals were taken over by the ___.

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British

46
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The ottomans were dismantled by _____.

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western powers

47
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The Safavids were defeated by______.

A

internal enemies

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