AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

1450-1750 AP World History Flashcards

Primary tabs

Terms : Hide Images
51887427Gunpowder Empiresera of eastern empires that used guns (1450-1750)51887427
51887428Osmanleader of semi-Nomadic Turks that founded the Ottoman Empire51887428
51887429Sulemain the Magnificentmost glorious Ottoman emperor (ruled 1520-1566)51887429
51887430Janissarieselite Ottoman military group51887430
51887431devshirmeyoung Christian boys who became bureaucratic slaves to the sultan (Janissaries)51887431
51887432vizierhead of the imperial administration; took care of day-to-day work51887432
51887433imamsheirs to Ali; shiite clerics51887433
51887434Hidden Imamlast imam; disappeared mysteriously51887434
51887435IsmailShiite general who united a large area known as the Safavid realm51887435
51887436Twelver Shi'ismfollowed the Hidden Imam51887436
51887437qizilbashswordsmen calvary of the Safavid51887437
51887438Shah Abbas Ipeak ruler of the Safavid (1588-1629)51887438
51887439Baburdescendant of Timur and Gengis Khan; founded the Mughal Empire51887439
51887440Mughal Empiremixture of Mongol and Turkish people from central Asia in India51887440
51887441Akbargrandson of Babur; ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556-160551887441
51887442Taj MahalMughal Empire tomb dedicated to a shah's wife51887442
51887443satiHindu practice of suicide of widows by jumping on husband's pyre51887443
51887444purdahseclusion for women51887444
51887445Divine FaithAkbar's failed attempt to combine Muslim, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Sikh beliefs51887445
51887446Nanuk(1469-1539) stressed meditation and drew upon Islam and Hinduism; first guru51887446
51887447gurureligious leader of Sikhism51887447
51887448army of the pureSikh army that challenged the Mughals51887448
51887449Fatehpur SikriAkbar's capital city51887449
Powered by Quizlet.com

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!