APWH Ch19 Vocab Flashcards

47967184	Ottoman Empire	Islamic state founded by Osman in NW Anatolia. After the fall of Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire was based in Istanbul, encompassing the Middle East, N Africa, the Caucasus, and E Eurpe.
47967185	Suleiman the Magnificent	Most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire aka "The Lawgiver". He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and E Mediterranean.
47967186	Janissaries	Infantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the 15th century until the corps were baolished.
47967187	Devshirme	Selection in Turkish. System by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries.
47967188	Tulip Period	Last years of the reign of Ottoman sulten Ahmed III, during which European styles and attitudes became briefly popular in Istanbul.
47967189	Safavid Empire	Iranian kingdom, established by Ismail Safavi, who decalred Iran a Shi'ite state.
47967190	Shi'ite Islam	Islamic branch that belives that God vests leadershop of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-lay Ali.
47967191	Hidden Imam	Last in a series of 12 descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali, whom Shi'ites consider divinely appointed leaders of the Muslim community. In occlusion, he is expected to return as a messiah at the end of time.
47967192	Shah Abbas I	5th and most renowned ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran. Moved the royal capital of Isfahan.
47967193	Mughal Empire	Muslim state exercising dominion over most of India.
47967194	Akbar I	Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire of India. Expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus.
47967195	Mansabs	In India, grants of land given in return for service by rulers of the Mughal Empire.
47967196	Rajputs	Members of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from NW India. The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste.
47967197	Sikhism	Indian religion founded by the guru Nanak in the NW India. After the Mughal emperor ordered the beheading of the 9th guru, warriors mounted armed resistance to Mughal rule.
47967198	Acheh Sultanate	Muslim kingdom in N Sumatra. Main center of ISlamic expansion in the SE Asia in the early 17th century, decliend after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal.
47967199	Omam	Arab state based in Musqat, the main port in the SW region of the Arabian peninsula. Succeeded Portugal as a power in the W Indian Ocean in the 18th century.
47967200	Swahili	Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in the coastal regions of East Africa.
47967201	Batavia	Fort established as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city Jakarta.