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11950435980AkbarGreatest of the Munghal rulers; greatest achievement was cultural blending and religious toleration.0
11950435981Suleyman the MagnificentBrought Ottoman Empire to its height; he created a law code that governed criminal and civil issues; he created a simplified and fair tax system to raise money for his empire; and he granted freedom to Christians and Jews who lived in the empire.1
11950435982BaburA Muslim who founded Mughal empire2
11950435983Mehmet IIUnder his rule, the ottomans laid siege on Constantinople.3
11950435984Shah Abbas the GreatRevitalized the Safavid empire; modernized military; sought European alliances; permitted European merchants and missionaries.4
11950435985ShahTitle for Safavid rulers; Persian title for king5
11950435986Sharia lawIslamic law6
11950435987JanissariesChristian boys from Blakans, Military Slaves that are trained to be loyal to the ottoman government (firearms)7
11950435988IstanbulUsed to be Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire8
11950435989SultansOttoman rulers who governed with absolute power9
11950435991QizilbashA Shia cavalry-based militant group, who did not rely on payment from royal treasury, but were instead granted land. "Red hats" followers of Shah Ismail10
11950435992The divine faithA blending of ideas from Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism made by Akbar who hoped it would end Muslims and Hindus11
11950435994Taj MahalGreatest example of Mughal architecture; built by shah jahan12
11950435995XenophobiaFear of outsiders13
11950435996Exports of gunpowder empiresSill, carpet, spices, ceramics, crafts, pepper, jewels, metal, and artwork.14
11950435997Battle of chaldiran (1514)Ottomans vs Safavid; safavid lost because they considered firearms unmanly15
11950435999OttomanTobacco was popular in which empire?16
11950436000MughalGreat Britain caused the collapse of which empire?17
11950436001Shia MuslimsThe Safavids were ruled by who?18
11950436002TurkicThe Islamic Gunpowder empires were founded from _______ nomadic cultures.19
11950436003AutocraticGunpowder empires had _______ rule20
11950436004Military conquest, Land EmpiresGunpowder empires are based on ______ _______.21
11950436005Non-MuslimMughals ruled over predominately _______ population.22
11950436006People would be punished according to the rules of their own religion.Explain how crimes across millets were handled23
11950436007Devshirme.Blood tax or tribute in blood; Practice which Ottoman Empire sent military to abduct boys and converted them to Islam and selecting and training them for military or civil service in the Ottoman Empire to become Janisaries.24
11950436008Millet SystemIn the Ottoman Empire; it is a separate legal court involving "personal law" where a religious community was allowed to rule itself under its own system while remaining loyal to the empire still.25

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