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Growth of the Ottoman Empire

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.
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