The Muslim World Expands Flashcards
What did the ottomans establish
a Muslim empire
What did the Muslim empire do
combined many cultures
How long did the Muslim empire last
more than 600 years
Where did many Turks live
Anatolia
what are Ghazis
warriors who fight for Islam
What did the Osman build in Anatolia
State
What were Othman’s followers called
Ottomans
Why did Ottomans win their battles
they used muskets and cannons
Who expanded state through alliances and land buying
successors
What did the Ottoman empire eventually lead to
history’s largest empire
What did Orkhan declare himself as
sultan
what is another word for sultan
overlord
What did the Turks conquer
Adrianople
Whose rule fairly over conquered peoples
ottomans
Where did Tamerlane rise to power in
Central Asia
Who did Timur defeat
Ottomans
Where did Mehmed II conquer
Constantinople
Who did Mehmed II open the city to
Jew, Christians, and Muslims
Who was Mehmed’s grandson
Selim the Great
Who defeated Persian Safavids
Selim the Great
what 3 important Muslim cities did Selim the Great conquer
Mecca, Medina, and Cairo
What 2 places did Suleyman conquer
Belgrade and Rhodes
Where did the Ottomans control
Eastern Mediterranean
What coastline did the Turks take
North African
What kind of trade routed did the Turks take
Inland Trade routes
Where did Suleyman force advances to
Vienna
Who created a law code
suleyman
what did the law code do
reduce bureaucracy
what is it called when you draft boys from conquered lands
devshirme
Who are loyal only to the sultan
Janissaries
Who are allowed to practice own religion
Jews and Christians
What did Suleyman’s broad interests lead to
flourishing of arts and learning
Who was a brilliant architect
Sinan
What did Sinan design
Mosque of Suleyman
Who formed the first standing army of Europe
Janissaries
Who were Elite military units in the household of the Sultan
Janissaries
What was devshirme a form of
enslavement
How was Christian boys educated
in the Islamic tradition
Who did Suleyman kill
One son and he exiled another
Even though the third son inherits throne, how did he rule
weakly
Who did sultans kill
their brothers
