Chapter 13 Vocab Flashcards
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Osman
The founder of the Ottoman Empire, a Turk whose group was in Anatolia by the 1200s, but only rose to power in the 1400s after the kahnate of Jagadi crumbled
Gunpowder empires
Most empires after 1450, called so because they used advanced technology to subjugate their rivals
Suleiman the Magnificent
An Ottoman leader(1520-1566) who tried to take much of europe(stopped at Vienna bc winter) and expanded the empire(Venice into tribute state)
Janissaries
The infantry/bureaucrats of the Ottoman Empire, who were made through devshirme(Christians contributed boys, who were trained). They got guns, while cavalry didn’t, and by the 1500s had a high place in society
Devshirme
The ottoman system in which they took Christian boys, converted them to islam and trained them to be either bureaucrats of infantry
Vizier
Administrative heads who helped sultans and took care of the easy day jobs. Related to ottomans
Imam
Heirs of Muhammad(in the shi’te view). Existed until the 800s, when the 12th one dissapeared
Hidden imam
The 12th imam, who disappeared as a child in the 800s
Ismail
An early Safavid leader who emerged in the early 1500s, and established the Safavid empire
Twelver Shi’ism
The religion of the Safavid empire
Quizilbash
Safavid “redheads” for their turbans. Best warriors, cavalry with swords and knives. Fought ottoman janissaries in 1514
Chaldiran
Where the Ottomans kicked Safavid butt in 1514, bc they had guns and Safavids had knives
Shah Abbas I
A Safavid ruler from 1588-1629. He used Russian boys as “slave infantrymen”, grew the army, and was interested in technology
Isfahan
The Safavid Capitol city, in inland Iran(far from oceanic trade). Famous for rugs, has guilds, but not cosmopolitan
Mullahs
Safavid mosque leaders, who were supervised by the government
Babur
A descendant of Genghis Kahn, who founded the Mughal empire in 1523(probably driven to attack India by the loss of homeland+living up to relatives)
Akbar
Babur’s grandson, ruled from 1555-1605. Under his rule Mughal=great
Aurangzeb
A Mughal leader, devout Muslim, who reinstated a bunch of restrictions on Hindu ppl and generally messed a lot of stuff up in the late 1600
Taj Mahal
A tomb built for Mumtaz Mahal by her husband, shah Jahan
Sati
The Hindu practice of widow suicide by throwing themselves on their husbands’ pires
Purdah
Seclusion of women
Divine Faith
Alkbar’s attempt to combine a bunch of religions. It didn’t work.
Nanuk
The first guru of Sikhism, who used both Hinduism and islam
Guru
Sikh religious leader
