128593509 | what do the ottomans, the seljuks, and the mughals all share in common? | all: turkic, warrior societies, centralized rule | 0 | |
128593510 | what two socities were SUNNI? which one was SHI'A? | ottoman and mughal = sunni seljuk = shi'a | 1 | |
128593511 | O: which sultan defeated constantinople, and what time? | Mehmed II, 1453 | 2 | |
128593512 | O: define: SULTAN. VIZIER. JANISSARIES. | sultan- an "absoulte" monarch vizier- head of administration of ottoman bureacracy janissaries- slave armies made of young boys | 3 | |
128593513 | O: Who was Suleyman the magnificent and what did he do? | he was a sultan and he helped restore constantinople to ancient glory, along with help of Mehmed II | 4 | |
128593514 | explain some of the ottomans effect and how they changed constantinople? | saint sophia --> islamic mosque trade/commerce (Golden Horn) aqueducts and structures made (hospitals and rest houses) social life increased (coffee houses) Turkish lang = prefered over arabic and persian | 5 | |
128593515 | O: Explain the Golden Horn. | bay around consantinople crowded with merchants and ships throughout region | 6 | |
128593516 | O: What language was prefered over persian and arabic? | turkish | 7 | |
128593517 | what is the term for the Ottoman decline? | "sick man" of Europe | 8 | |
128593518 | explain the reasons for the "sick man" of europe...(ottoman decline) | -conquests ran out and loss of land -hard to mintain oversized bureacracy...corruption -army shrank -peasant uprrisings due to taxes -succession crisis...inept sultans -inflation | 9 | |
128593519 | S: who was Sail al-Din, and what did he do? | he was a sufi mystic and he began a militant campaign to spread muslim teachings among turkic tribes. | 10 | |
128593520 | S: what was the outcome of Sail al-Din's campaign? (hint: who were the Red Heads? Who was Ismail?) | Red heads- safavid followers of sail al-din outcome: as red heads grew, enemies grew, and successive safavid leaders perished except for Ismail, who led a string of victories and took the city of Tabriz, and proclaimed shah. | 11 | |
128593521 | S: what is a shah? | a safavid emporer | 12 | |
128593522 | S: what was the outcome of the ismail's movment? where did they conquer, and what happened after that? | followers conquered Persia, and brought them into conflict with ottoman rulers, which started the Chaldiran war.....SUNNI VS. SH'IA...DUN...DUN...DUNNNNNN | 13 | |
128593523 | S: what was the war called that was ottomans (sunni) vs. safavids (shi'a) called, and when was it? what was the outcome? | Chaldiran war, 1514. ottomans won, but they couldn;t follow up with the battle conquests so they gave up, and safavids regrouped and revived most of their lands. YAY! :D | 14 | |
128593524 | S: what was the role of the warrior nobles in the bureacracy? | they were assigned villiages, whose peasants supply them w food and labor. | 15 | |
128593525 | S: what was a nick name given to Abbas I? | Abbas the great | 16 | |
128593526 | S: what did Abbas the great do as shah? | used "slave" regiments and monopolized the firearms, etc. | 17 | |
128593527 | S: what does padisha mean? | means king of kings | 18 | |
128593528 | S: What is an imam? | a successor of Ali | 19 | |
128593529 | S: what is a Mullah? | relgious advisor to shah, also supervised state and were prayer leaders | 20 | |
128593530 | S: what language suerceeded turkish in safavid? | persian | 21 | |
128593531 | S: What capital did Abbas I devote special attention to? where did the capital trade with, and what? | Isfahan. traded with E and W, traded carpets | 22 | |
128593532 | S: What was te status of women in the Safavid emp? | mostly subjugated...veiling practiced | 23 | |
128593533 | S: what was due to the rapid collapse of the safavids? | -succesion competition (then, inept rule) -rebellions and invasions by ottomans | 24 | |
128593534 | S: Who was Nadir Khan Afshar and what did he have to do witht he decline of the Safavid emp? | during the collapse, he claimed to be lineage for the shah, o he became shah but it was shortlived bc it was collapsing! .....A LITTLE TOO LATE, BUDDY... | 25 | |
128593535 | M: who was Babur, and what did he do? what empire? | Babur = founder of Mughal dynasty, descended from turkic conquerer Timur Babur was militaristic for booty, was strong military stratigist, did little to reform Lodi bureacracy, loved arts | 26 | |
128593536 | M: who succeded Babur? | Humayan | 27 | |
128593537 | M: who succeeded Humayan? | Akbar | 28 | |
128593538 | M: where dd Akbar expand his land to? | Deccan plataeu | 29 | |
128593539 | M: what relgion does Akbar come up with? what is the purpose of it? | Din-I-ilahi purpose was to have hindu and muslims to have one religion to stop arguing over differences | 30 | |
128593540 | M: what did Akbar do to help women? | no sati, limited child brides, widows remarry, market days for women restricted by purdah | 31 | |
128593541 | M: who were the sons of Akbar and what did and didnt they do to help the Mughal emp? | Jahan and Jahangir did: major achivement in arts (painting, Taj Mahal, archeticture, etc.) didnt: failed to advance in science/tech (fell behind Eur), failed to help anywwhere in bureacracy/admin | 32 | |
128593542 | M: what three cities where considered "Mughal chief cities"? | Delhi, Agra, and Lahoe | 33 | |
128593543 | M: explain womens influence on Mughal emp? | Women influence = strong at court. the wives husbands helped rule with the court/admin since their husbands only into the arts | 34 | |
128593544 | M: who was buried at the Taj Mahal? | Shah Jahan and his wife | 35 | |
128593545 | M: how was the decline of the Mughal emp? | slow due to th rise of the Europeans. | 36 | |
128593546 | M: who was Aurangzeb and what did he do during the decline of the Mughal emp? what was the outcome? | he was a shah, and he had schmes to strengthen the empire. he purified islam to only hindus, and conquered most of subconteinet. outcome: it helped extend lands, but their was an inefficeient bureacracy and army, which led to peasant revolts and rebellions (marattas and sikhs) | 37 | |
128593547 | M: explain Marattas and sikhs | maratta: hindu warrior aritocracy tat put n end to mughal control over the arge areas Sikhs: new religous sect that further strained the decline | 38 |
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