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2245746724Gunpowder EmpiresMughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Empires0
2245746725The Safavid battled with the ____________ empire.Ottoman1
2245746726The Safavid state religion was the __________ branch of IslamShia (aka Shi'ite)2
2245746727Most important ruler of the Safavid EmpireShah Abbas3
2245746728The Ottomans were __________ nomads.Turkish4
2245746729The Ottomans captured ___________ and named it ______________, then it became their capital city.Constantinople, Isanbul5
2245746730JizyaLevied tax on non-Muslims put in place by the Ottomans6
2245746731JanisarriesElite soldiers in the Ottoman emperor's prized military corps.7
2245746732HarenHome of the Sultan's coccubines and female residents.8
2245746733The Ottoman empire became the dominant force after the _________ empire.Ilkhanate9
2245746734DevshirmeSystem of forced recruitment of Christian boys from the Balkans10
2245746735The Mughal empire was located in modern day ___________.Northern India11
2245746736AhkbarIncreased religious tolerance increased and the arts flourished.12
2245746737Taj MahalTomb built by Shah Jahan for his favorite wife13
2245746738ZamindarsMughal elites who were tax collectors or land owners14
2245746739Mehmed the ConquerorCaptured Constantinople in 1453.15
2245746740Suleyman the MagnificentPromoted Ottoman expansion both in southwest Asia and in Europe. Conquered Baghdad, captured Belgrade, defeated and killed the king of Hungary at the battle of Mohacs16
2245746741Twelver ShiismHeld that there had been twelve infallible imams (religious leaders) after Mahammad.17
2245746742QizilbashRed heads18
2245746743Battle of ChaldiranOttomans deployed heavy artillery and thousands of Janissaries equipped with firearms behind a barrier of carts. Fight between Ottomans and Safavids.19
2245746744Babur"The Tiger" Zahir al-Din Muhmmad20
2245746745AurangzebWaged a relentless campaign to push Mughal authority deep into southern India.21
2245746746KanunLaws22

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