The Muslim World of the Far East Flashcards
Prior to the European Renaissance, the area that we know as the middle east today was the center of, technology and culture
-Geometry and Algebra
-Mosiacs
Since the start of Islam, the religion spread rapidly throughout
Arabia, North Africa, and Europe
___ invaded ___ in ___
-Moors
-Spain
-711 AD
By the ___, the Muslim world was poised for one final period of expansion
1300s
The Ottoman empire
1.Comprised of Arabia, North Africa, and Southeast Europe (the Balkans)
Introduced ___and ___ to European trade
1.coffee
2.ceramics
Dominated trade routes that linked ___ and ___
Europe and Asia
Had entered into a trade monopoly with ___
Italian merchants
following the Crusades, the ottomans began to invade areas long held by the ___
Byzantine empire
by the 1400s, western Europeans stopped sending ___ to the Byzantines, and the Ottomans ___ large areas of Byzantine land
1.aid
2.conquered
___, Byzantine capital of ___ falls to the ottomans. ___
1.1453
2.Constantinoble
3.Istanbul
The Ottomans continued to invade European lands until stopped by…
Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire
___ was used as the most unifying force amongst conquered people
Islam
___ and ___ where allowed to continue practicing their faith by ___
1.Christains
2.Jews
3.Paying a tax
who created a uniform criminal and civil code?
Suleiman the Magnificent or Law Giver
The Safavid Empire
-located in the modern day Iran
-introduced woven carpets to trade
Moghal Empire
Moghal Empire
By ___ A.D., ___ had conquered all of India
1.1300
2.The Turkish
Mughal leaders practiced ___, while the majority of the people remained ___
1.Islam
2.Hindu
Because of its location in China, The Middle East, and Africa, the Mughal Empire became the ___
major trading center of the world.
The Mughal Empire will be the wealthiest in the world from ___
1500-1600 A.D.
Shah Jahan built the ___ in ___
1.Taj Mohal
2.1631
