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137130856seljuk turkspredecessors to Ottoman Empire0
137130857AnatoliaOttoman Empire originated: modern day Turkey1
137130858Mehmed IIconquered Constantinople 14532
137130859Constantinopleconquered and rebuilt by Ottoman sultan Mehmed II3
137130860Janissariesin charge of artillery and firearms of Ottomans; slaves4
137130861Vizieraka wazir; head of bureaucracy; more power than sultan of Ottomans5
137130862Suleymaniyemosque built in rebuilding of Constantinople6
137130863Ottoman LanguageOttoman Turkish; formerly Persian and Arabic7
137130864Decline of Ottoman EmpireJanissaries didn't want to lose power; Janissaries prevented new technologies; religious scholars didn't want less religion; lack of leadership; revolts8
13713086516th centuryOttoman Empire lost to Spanish control over the Mediterranean Sea (Battle of Lepanto 1571); decline of Ottoman Empire9
137130866Portugal vs. Ottomancontrol over sea (Asian Trading Network)10
137130867Results of Ottomans loss of monopoly over the Indian Oceantrade of Portugal to west made Europe rich; merchants and tax collectors lost revenue; Muslim ports weren't sending money to Europe; gold and silver from Latin America caused inflationq11
137130868comparison of Ottomans vs. Safavidsboth rose from rivaling Turkish groups; both were frontier warriors of Islam; Safavid: Shi'a; Ottoman: Sunni12
137130869Safavid Dynasty OriginSufi mystics and religious preachers; Iran(Ardabil)13
137130870Isma'ilshah of Safavid in 1501; took city of Tabriz14
137130871Red HeadsSafavid followers; distinctive headgear15
137130872Battle of Chaldiranreligious and territorial battle between Ottomans and Safavids; 1514; Ottomans win; Safavid's artillery is on eastern side and can't get it because of expansion16
137130873Abbas Iaka Abbas the Great; Safavid Empire reaches greatest extent; moved capital to Isfahan17
137130874Turkish chiefsgained power; similar to Janissaries18
137130875Persian Languageofficial language of Safavid Empire19
137130876Safavid economy vs. Ottoman economySafavid: more constrained and only contact is Portuguese; Ottoman: contact with Christians and Jews and more availability and better quality of products20
137130877decline of Safavid Empirelack of leadership; lock up leaders-weak; Turkish chiefs influence who takes power21
137130878Nadir Khan Ahsharoverthrows Safavid Dynasty; not successful22
137130879Baburfounder of Mughal dynast; military strategist; bad with government **can't fix Lodi bureaucracy**; musician and artist **gardens at capital**; writes history for India23
137130880HumayanBabur left Mughal empire to; exiled to Persia (Safavid dynasty); comes back and falls down stairs24
137130881Akbarfixed Lodi bureaucracy; improves military; expansionl peace with Muslims and Hindus; creates religion **Din-i-Ilahi**25
137130882Din-i-Ilahicreated by Akbar; designed to unite Muslims and Hindus; fails26
137130883Mughal Empire trade economythrough cotton textile27
137130884Aurangzebexpands empire greatly; took away religious aspects which led to conflict28

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