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AP World History Ch. 28 Vocabulary Flashcards

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3653565125Turkic peoplesA collection of nomadic and seminomadic peoples living in central Asia and the northern Middle East.0
3653565126OttomansA Turkish people who followed Osman and established an empire in modern Turkey.1
3653565127MughalsA nomadic people who followed Babur and established an empire in modern India.2
3653565128SafavidsThe descendants of Shah Ismail; named after their ancestor, Safi al-Din.3
3653565129Taj MahalA massive mosque and tomb built by Jahan of the Mughal Empire.4
3653565130JanissariesSlave warriors recruited from the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire.5
3653565131Suleyman the MagnificentA very important ruler of the Ottoman Empire who expanded the empire into southwest Asia and Europe.6
3653565132ShiiteThe sect of Islam prominent in the Safavid Empire and modern Iran.7
3653565133ShahAn Islamic term for leader that was used by the Safavid Empire.8
3653565134VizierA subordinate to a Muslim emperor.9
3653565135BaburThe founder of the Mughal Empire; came from Farghana and claimed descent from Chinggis Khan and Tamerlane.10
3653565136AkbarA very popular ruler of the Mughal Empire; promoted a policy of tolerance between Muslims and Hindus.11
3653565137Steppe traditionsTraditions in the Islamic empires carried over from the founders' homelands.12
3653565138CoffeehousesGathering places where people could drink coffee and smoke tobacco.13
3653565139GoaA Portuguese port in India that became the center of a Christian mission in India.14
3653565140Divine faithThe synthesis of Islam and Hinduism that Akbar promoted in the Mughal Empire.15
3653565141MilletAutonomous religious communities that were not Muslim.16
3653565142JizyaA tax imposed on non-Muslim people by Muslim rulers.17
3653565143IstanbulThe capital of the Ottoman Empire; formerly Constantinople.18
3653565144Aya SofyaA massive mosque in Istanbul; formerly the church Hagia Sophia.19
3653565145Printing pressA European technology that was slow to catch on in the Islamic empires because of religious conservatism.20
3653565146Gunpowder empiresEmpires that expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons.21
3653565147Ottoman declineThe gradual degrade of leadership, economy and military in the Ottoman Empire.22
3653565148Sikhs/SikhismA religious community that invaded the northern Mughal empire from modern Pakistan.23
3653565149Cultural InsularityThe isolation of specific cultural traditions in certain areas.24
3653565150HaremThe part of a Muslim palace reserved for women.25

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