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Safavid dynasty

The Islamic Empires

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 12 August 2015 Chapter 27 Outline Islamic Empires 1635, Shah Jahan, emperor of Mughal India, took Peacock Throne 7 yrs. In making,best seat ever; ordered throne encrusted with 10m rupees? worth of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls; atop it was golden peacock with ruby/50-carat/pear-shaped pearl on breast/elevated tail made of blue sapphires Taj Mahal; built over 18 yrs. As tomb ofJahan?s wife Mumtaz Mahal, died in childbirth in 1631, monument to her/Islam Emperor conceived Taj Mahal as allegory symbolizing day when Allah would cause dead to rise/undergo judgement before throne; gardens rep?d. gardens of paradise, 4 water channels running thru them symbolized 4 rivers of heavenly kingdom

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 28 Test Bank

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CHAPTER 28 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Mughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal was a. Shah Jahan. * b. Akbar. c. Zahir al-Din Muhammad. d. Osman Bey. e. Aurangzeb. (p. 753) 2. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all a. Christian. b. anamistic. c. Zoroastrian. d. Buddhist. e. Islamic. * (p. 753) 3. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from a. descendants of the prophet Muhammad. b. renegade Byzantine generals. c. offshoots of the older Mongol empires. d. nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes. * e. direct descendants of the powerful Indian conqueror Chandragupga Maurya. (p. 753) 4. The founder of the Ottoman dynasty was a. Suleyman the Magnificent. b. Osman Bey. * c. Selim the Grim.

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 19 Notes

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Chapter 19 Notes Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750 The Ottoman Empire, to 1750 Expansion and Frontiers Ottoman Empire ? Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300 After the fall of the Byzantines, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul from 1453 - 1922 Istanbul was previously known as Constantinople The Ottoman Empire encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe The Ottoman Empire grew due to three factors: the shrewdness (sharpness/practicality) of Osman and his followers control over the strategic link between Europe and Asia on the Dardanelles strait an army that took the strategies of Turkish cavalrymen and gunpowder Selim conquered Egypt in 1516 and 1517

The Gun Power Empire Words To Know

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The Gun Power Empire Words to Know Anarchy - A state of society without government or law. Grand Vizier - The Ottoman Sultan's chief minister, who led the meetings of the imperial council. Gunpowder Empire - an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through their mastery of firearms Gunpowder Revolution - the military advances that resulted from the development of gunpowder weaponry Harem - "sacred place" the private domain of an Ottoman Sultan, where he and his wives resided Janissary - Infantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826.

chapter 21 outline

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Danielle Carlin WHAP10 Summer Assignment Due: September 4, 2012 Outline Chapter 21 Introduction Muslim Invasions (13-14 centuries) destroyed Muslim unity Abbasid and regional dynasties crushed 3 new Muslim dynasties emerged and brought new flowering to Islam Ottoman Empire- Greatest of the three; peaked in the 17th century Safavids- Ruled Persia and Afghanistan Mughals- Ruled most of India Together the three thrived in military and political power and produced and artistic/cultural renaissance within Islam Dynasty similarities Spread Islam Originated from Turkic nomad cultures Built empires through military conquest and use of firearms Ruler was the absolute monarch Drew revenues from taxation of farming populations Differences Safavids: Shi?a Muslims

Everything to know about Unit IV

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10. -Japanese government built castle towns to be live in by the daimyos and other higher castes -In China, the forbidden city was built to isolate rulers and their families from the common people, making an isolated government that seems almost completely untouchable -In Europe, the palace of Versailles became a home for many European leaders, as well as a home to the arts.
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