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| 273574150 | Asante Empire | Major ethnic group in Ghana; located on western coast so had chance to interact w/ European traders | 0 | |
| 273574151 | Cycle of Asante Rule | 1) Sell slaves 2) Receive firearms 3) Conquer/unite areas around w/ firearms 4) Receive prisoners of wars, turns POWS into slaves | 1 | |
| 273574152 | Decline and fall of Asante | British against slavery, Asante pro-slavery | 2 | |
| 273574153 | Ottoman Empire | capital at Istanbul, greatest control near Med. and Red Sea; stopped expansion at Vienna | 3 | |
| 273574154 | Suleiman the Magnificent | greatest assault against Europe; conquered Belgrade in 1521, siege of Vienna in 1529, golden age in arts | 4 | |
| 273574155 | Janissaries | enslaved children of Christian subjects, turned them into Muslim fighting warriors; gained power and influence because they were given guns, etc.; overpowered cavalry elite | 5 | |
| 273574156 | Vizier | head of imperial administration; gained more political power than sultans | 6 | |
| 273574157 | Economic | controlled Bosporus strait; weakened by Euros because value of silver declined but tax revenue stayed the same | 7 | |
| 273574158 | Decline of Ottoman Empire | Too large to be maintained; peasant revolts; slow transportation and communication; corruption amongst local govt.; demands of Janissaries | 8 | |
| 273574159 | Islam in Ottoman Empire | Dominated by Sunni Muslims; believe caliphs only need to follow example of Muhammad | 9 | |
| 273574160 | Attitude of Ottomans | Believed they were superior to all others; didn't understand/acknowledge European inventions like printing press | 10 | |
| 273574161 | Battle of Lepanto | Ottomans lost control of Mediterranean | 11 | |
| 273574162 | Islam in Safavid Empire | Dominated by Shi'ite Muslims; caliphs need to be related to Muhammad | 12 | |
| 273574163 | Shah Abbas I | Slave infantrymen; understood Europe; open to non-Muslims; land-based power | 13 | |
| 273574164 | Less contact with Europeans | no navy, capital of Isfahan inland | 14 | |
| 273574165 | Culture of Safavids | centered around Persian tradition; shown by mosques w/ brightly colored domes, imitating floral patterns | 15 | |
| 273574166 | Ottomans outlast Safavids by ___ years | 200 | 16 | |
| 273574167 | Mughal Empire | Preceded by Delhi Sultanate; obstacle = India tended to fragment regionally | 17 | |
| 273574168 | Babur | founder of Mughal Empire; empire lasted 300 years | 18 | |
| 273574169 | Akbar | Babur's grandson; united by governing w/ religious tolerance; abolished jizra; strong bureaucracy; ended ban on Hindu temples; incorporated Hindus into govt; tried to ban sati; golden age | 19 | |
| 273574170 | Indian trade item | Cotton | 20 | |
| 273574171 | Taj Mahal | built by Shan Jahan, Akbar's grandson, built for wife; represented power of rulers' wives | 21 | |
| 273574173 | Women in Indian Society | wives of rulers wield some political power; status overall low; child marriage and Sati | 22 | |
| 273574175 | Purdah | Upper class Indian women secluded | 23 | |
| 273574177 | Divine Faith | mix of Muslim, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Christian, Sikh; unite religious groups and cement loyalty to emperor | 24 | |
| 273574179 | Jahangir and Shah Jahan | Indian Renaissance | 25 | |
| 273574181 | Aurangzeb | tried to restore empire by making India totally Muslim; policies weakened India and opened door to British takeover | 26 |
