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Chapter 26- AP World History Flashcards

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252820069Mehmed IIa conqueror who defeats the Byzantine Empire and attacks Constantinople0
252820070janissariessoldiers who were drafted from Eastern Europe1
252820071vizersecond in command and ran day to day operations2
252820072ayanland owners in the Ottoman Empire who overtaxed the peasantry3
252820073Crimean Warwar in 1857 when the Russians and Austria wanted part of Ottoman territory. It ends in a tie.4
252820074Mahmud IIhe trained a secret army and murders the janissaries. He exchanged ambassadors with Europe which brings European ideas to the Ottoman Empire.5
252820075Tanzimat ReformsAn Ottoman reform. Brings western education, postal and railway services, a new constitution is formed and the economy improves.6
252820076Sultan Hamida conservative who got rid of the constitution and restricted liberties7
252820077Young Turk Movementorganization that supported liberal ideas and helped spread the ideas of nationalism. This leads to the overthrow of the sultan in 1906.8
252820078mamlukarmy that slaves serve the sultan and is lead by Muad.9
252820079Muhammad Alitook over Egypt after the French invasion. He improves Egypt with a better military, invades Syria, and improves the economy.10
252820080Khedivespolitical successors of Muhammad Ali11
252820081Suez CanalA man made canal that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It helps the trip from the Middle East be cut. Also it is controlled by the British after it is built.12
257898027al-Afghaniliberal thinker who wanted to borrow ideas from the west and build on them.13
257898028Muhammad Achmadbegan a jihad against the British and the Egyptians and used guerilla warfare14
257898029Nurhacimanchu leader who attacked China15
257898030filial pietyrespect for your elders16
257898031compradorsChinese merchants17
259802247Commissioner Lingovernment official who tried to stop Opium trade18
259802248Opium Warwar between the British and the Chinese over opium being traded in China. Britain won.19
259802249Treaty of NankingBritain got Hong Kong and China was more open to European trade.20
259802250Taiping Rebellion1850 led by Hong Xiuquan. It gave universal education, land for peasants and rights for women.21
259802251Boxer Rebellion1898-1901 revolt led by students and military officials against the Europeans22
259802252Sun Yat-Senthe emperor at the end of the Qing who set up a republic23
259802253Balkanspeople from Greece and surrounding areas24
259802254Ulamaorthodox religious scholars within Islam25
259802255Muraddestroyed Mamluk government in Egypt and opposed Napoleonic invasion in Egypt26
259802256Selim IIIbuilt hospitals, gardens and palaces during the Ottoman Empire27
259802257Khalifa Abdallahisucceed Muhammad Achmad and established state in Sudan28
259802258Empress Cixiwealthy and grew fingernails long; when she dies the Qing Empire falls apart29
259802259Self-Strenghtening MovementDuring the late Qing Dynasty where the Chinese attempted at many reforms30

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