3653565125 | Turkic peoples | A collection of nomadic and seminomadic peoples living in central Asia and the northern Middle East. | 0 | |
3653565126 | Ottomans | A Turkish people who followed Osman and established an empire in modern Turkey. | 1 | |
3653565127 | Mughals | A nomadic people who followed Babur and established an empire in modern India. | 2 | |
3653565128 | Safavids | The descendants of Shah Ismail; named after their ancestor, Safi al-Din. | 3 | |
3653565129 | Taj Mahal | A massive mosque and tomb built by Jahan of the Mughal Empire. | 4 | |
3653565130 | Janissaries | Slave warriors recruited from the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire. | 5 | |
3653565131 | Suleyman the Magnificent | A very important ruler of the Ottoman Empire who expanded the empire into southwest Asia and Europe. | 6 | |
3653565132 | Shiite | The sect of Islam prominent in the Safavid Empire and modern Iran. | 7 | |
3653565133 | Shah | An Islamic term for leader that was used by the Safavid Empire. | 8 | |
3653565134 | Vizier | A subordinate to a Muslim emperor. | 9 | |
3653565135 | Babur | The founder of the Mughal Empire; came from Farghana and claimed descent from Chinggis Khan and Tamerlane. | 10 | |
3653565136 | Akbar | A very popular ruler of the Mughal Empire; promoted a policy of tolerance between Muslims and Hindus. | 11 | |
3653565137 | Steppe traditions | Traditions in the Islamic empires carried over from the founders' homelands. | 12 | |
3653565138 | Coffeehouses | Gathering places where people could drink coffee and smoke tobacco. | 13 | |
3653565139 | Goa | A Portuguese port in India that became the center of a Christian mission in India. | 14 | |
3653565140 | Divine faith | The synthesis of Islam and Hinduism that Akbar promoted in the Mughal Empire. | 15 | |
3653565141 | Millet | Autonomous religious communities that were not Muslim. | 16 | |
3653565142 | Jizya | A tax imposed on non-Muslim people by Muslim rulers. | 17 | |
3653565143 | Istanbul | The capital of the Ottoman Empire; formerly Constantinople. | 18 | |
3653565144 | Aya Sofya | A massive mosque in Istanbul; formerly the church Hagia Sophia. | 19 | |
3653565145 | Printing press | A European technology that was slow to catch on in the Islamic empires because of religious conservatism. | 20 | |
3653565146 | Gunpowder empires | Empires that expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons. | 21 | |
3653565147 | Ottoman decline | The gradual degrade of leadership, economy and military in the Ottoman Empire. | 22 | |
3653565148 | Sikhs/Sikhism | A religious community that invaded the northern Mughal empire from modern Pakistan. | 23 | |
3653565149 | Cultural Insularity | The isolation of specific cultural traditions in certain areas. | 24 | |
3653565150 | Harem | The part of a Muslim palace reserved for women. | 25 |
AP World History Ch. 28 Vocabulary Flashcards
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