AP World History- Unit 4 Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal)

The only waterway linking the Aegean Sea with the Black Sea

A vital waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

A model for warrior life that blended the cooperative values of nomadic culture with the willingness to serve as a holy fighter for Islam

Suleiman I ordered the construction of the mosque in Istanbul

Settings not only of business transactions but also of cultural events such as poetry recitations and scholarly debates; Muslims were not supposed to drink coffee although they did

Scholars and experts in Islamic law

Islamic law code

A residence where a man's wives and concubines lived

Became famous even though Muslims were not supposed to make them

New religion which developed from Hinduism and may have been influenced by the Islamic mysticism known as Sufism

The ritual in which widows killed themselves by jumping on the funeral pyres of their husbands

New religion which Akbar created to reconcile Hinduism and Islam

Magnificent architectural accomplishment built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife

Refers to large multiethnic states from Asia that relied on firearms to conuer and control their territories

Started an empire that was the basis for the Gunpowder Empires

Trading city Tamerlane controlled

Largest Islamic empire in present day Middle East, North Africa, and Europe

Expanded the Ottoman Empire and founded Istanbul

Famous landmark that was the royal residence of the sultans

Expanded the Ottoman Empire and ordered many mosques to be built

The main city in Austria

Island Suleiman captured

Strong advisors to the sultans

Naval conflict where Europeans defeated the Ottomans

Islamic Empire in Persia and Iran

Safavid military hero who greatly expanded

Equivalent to king or emperor

Leader of the Safavids who beautified the empire

Capital city of the Safavid Empire

Mughal ruler who achieved grand religious and political goals

Founded the Mughal Empire

Built the Taj Mahal

Ruler who led the Mughal Empire to its end

Handling goods from both directions and receiving profit in exchange

Ottomans signed with France

Captured people and sold them as slaves

Market in Istanbul

System where Christian boys who were subjects of the Ottomans were recruited by force to serve in the government

Formed elite forces in the Ottoman army

Forced into service

Paid government officials in charge of specific duties

Social groupings in India