Russia and Muslims
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| 278583863 | Ivan III (The Great) | Prince of the duchy of Moscow; responsible for freeing Russia from the Mongols; took the title of tsar. | 0 | |
| 278583864 | Ivan IV (The Terrible) | - The first great absolute ruler of Russia who expanded Russia to Black and Caspian seas - Declared that all who didn't hold land in Russia were serfs to the Russian crown | 1 | |
| 278583865 | Boyars | Russian nobles | 2 | |
| 278583866 | Cossacks | Russian Peasants who conquered and settled Siberia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries | 3 | |
| 278583867 | Romanov dynasty | this dynasty favored the nobles, reduced military obligations, expanded the Russian empire further east, and fought several unsuccessful wars, yet they lasted from 1613 to 1917. | 4 | |
| 278583868 | Peter I (The Great) | (1672-1725) Russian tsar who enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite, moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg. | 5 | |
| 278583869 | St. Petersburg | new capital of Russia created by Peter 1 during the age of absolutism | 6 | |
| 278583870 | Catherine the Great | This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia, created a new law code, and greatly expanded Russia (1762-1796) | 7 | |
| 278583871 | Obrok | Labor obligations of Russian peasants to either their aristocratic landlords or to the state; typical of increased labor burdens placed on Russian peasantry during the 18th century | 8 | |
| 278583872 | Westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture | 9 | |
| 278583873 | Serfdom | Institution in which a peasant is attached to a feudal estate. Abolished by tsar in 1881 | 10 | |
| 278583874 | Mehmed II | Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire. | 11 | |
| 278594248 | Janissaries | Christian boys taken from families, converted to Islam, and then rigorously trained to serve the sultan | 12 | |
| 278594249 | Vizier | a prime minister that advises the caliph | 13 | |
| 278594250 | Abbas I the Great | Safavid shah (1587-1629); extended the empire to its greatest extent; used Western military technology | 14 | |
| 278594251 | Imams | According to Shi'ism, rulers who could trace descent from Ali. | 15 | |
| 278594252 | Mullahs | a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam | 16 | |
| 278594253 | Mughal Dynasty | 1526-1761, founded by Babur in India, constantly at war, extended much of empire | 17 | |
| 278594254 | Babur | founder of Mughal dynasty in India; descended from Turkic warriors; first led invasion of India in 1526; died in 1530. | 18 | |
| 278594255 | Akbar | greatest leader of the Mughal Empire in India. He was known for his tolerance of all people | 19 | |
| 278594256 | Taj Mahal | tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife | 20 | |
| 278594257 | Nur Jahan | The wife of Jahangir who did most of the ruling, most powerful ruler in Indian History | 21 |
