AP World History: Unit 3: Land Based Empires 3.1 Flashcards

15541090038	Istanbul/Constantinople	Capital of the Ottoman Empire, conquered by Mehmed II and taken from the Byzantine Empire	0
15542439193	Fall of Constantinople 1453	capture of the capital of Byzantine Empire by Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453 by Mehmed II	1
15542452608	Safavid Empire	Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries.	2
15542462166	Shi' a	the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad	3
15542472808	Battle of Pinipat	21 April 1526, was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Kingdom. It took place in north India and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire and the end of the Delhi Sultanate. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder firearms and field artillery in the Indian subcontinent which were introduced by Mughals in this battle.	4
15547905340	Bakafu	the military government of Japan between 1192 and 1868, headed by the shogun	5
15547919036	Romanov Dynasty	Russian Dynasty beginning in 1613 at end of Time of Troubles; ruled Russia until 1917	6
15547936603	St. Petersburg	Built by Peter the Great of Russia to attract europeans and to get warm water ports. Part of "Westernization" of Russia	7
15547955383	Samurai	Literally 'those who serve,' the hereditary military elite in Feudal Japan as well as during the Tokugawa Shogunate.	8
15547980224	Ottomans vs. Safavids	The history of Ottoman-Safavid relations started with the establishment of Safavid dynasty in Persia (Iran) in the early 16th century. The initial Ottoman-Safavid conflict culminated in the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and was followed by a century of border confrontation	9