chapter 2

Question 1

warriors from islam

Answer 1

ghazi

Question 2

osmans followers

Answer 2

ottomans

Question 3

“overlord”

Answer 3

sultan

Question 4

rebellious conquered and warrior from Samarkand in Central Asia who briefly interrupted the rise of the Ottoman empire

Answer 4

Timur the lame

Question 5

warrior who conquered constantinople from the turks

Answer 5

Mehmed II

Question 6

superb military leader who ruled the ottoman empire when it reached its peak size

Answer 6

Saleyman the lawgiver

Question 7

system where Sultans army drafted boys from the peoples of conquered Christian territories, had the army educate them, convert them to Islam, and train them as soldiers.

Answer 7

devshirme

Question 8

elite soldiers who were loyal to the sultan only

Answer 8

Janissaries

Question 9

a Shi’ite Muslim dynasty that ruled in Persia between the 16 and 18 centurys and provides a striking example of how interaction among peoples can produce a blending of cultures.

Answer 9

Safavid empire

Question 10

12 year old who began to seize most of (what is now) Iran in 1499 and completed the task 2 years later

Answer 10

Isma’il

Question 11

a king

Answer 11

shah

Question 12

took throne in 1587 and helped create a Safavid culture and golden age that drew from the best of the Ottoman, Persian, and Arab works.

Answer 12

Shah Abbas

Question 13

new capital which was considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world

Answer 13

Esfahan

Question 14

causes of cultural blending

Answer 14

migration
pursuit of freedom
trade
conquest

Question 15

results of cultural blending

Answer 15

language
religion and ethnical systems
styles of govt
racial or ethnic blending
arts and architecture

Question 16

the sharing and interaction with other peoples where you experience exposer of ideas, technologies, foods, particular way of life not exactly like our own. The idea is that societies are able to benefit from cultural blending, and maybe keep the negative issues small.

Answer 16

cultural blending

Question 17

empire that declined in 1300

Answer 17

Byzantine

Question 18

was inhabited by mainly nomadic turks, but was soon a small muslim state built by Osman

Answer 18

Anatolia

Question 19

___ had to serve in Turkish armies and make contributions required by their faith

Answer 19

muslims

Question 20

people from Muslim tribes who carved northwestern India into many small kingdoms and who descended from Muslim Turks and Afghans

Answer 20

Mughals

Question 21

11 year old boy who inherited a kingdom in the area that is now Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. His kingdom was taken away from him by his elders but built up an army and defeated a massive rajput army. He was a brilliant general.

Answer 21

Babur

Question 22

meaning “great”; military conqueror who was a genius at cultural blending. He governed through a bureaucracy of officials and was devoted to arts and architecture.

Answer 22

Akbar

Question 23

nonviolent religious group whose doctrines contained elements similar to Hinduism and Sufism. they see themselves as an independent tradition and not an offshoot of another religion

Answer 23

sikhs

Question 24

Jahangir’s son and successor who could not tolerate competition and secured his throne by assassinating all his possible rivals. had a great passion for beautiful buildings and his wife.

Answer 24

Shah Jahan

Question 25

made for Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal, which is regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world

Answer 25

Taj Mahal

Question 26

Shah Jahan’s third son who executed his brothers and put his father in a prison so that he could rule.He was a master at military strategy and an aggressive empire builder. He expanded the Mughal holdings to its greatest size, but the power of the empire weakened during his reign due to the oppression of the people.

Answer 26

Aurangzeb

Question 27

Jahangir’s wife who was a Persian princess and was a brilliant politician who perfectly understood the use of power

Answer 27

Nur Jahan

Question 28

“grasper of the world” who left most of his affairs to his wife who ruled with an iron fist

Answer 28

Jahangir

Question 29

By 1300 the Byzantine empire was declining and the Mongol’s had destroyed the Turkish seluk….

Answer 29

Kingdom of Rum

Question 30

Built a small muslim state in Anatolia between 1300 and 1326 . most successful ghazi

Answer 30

Osman

Question 31

Mehmed’s grandson, came to power in 1512 was an effective sultan and great general
in 1514 he defeated the safavids of persia at the battle of chaldiran
his empire took responsibility for mecca and medina

Answer 31

Selim the Grim

Question 32

Osmans son who declared himself sultan

Answer 32

Orkan I

Question 33

the 2nd most important city in the Byzantine Empire which the Ottomans captured

Answer 33

Adrianople

Question 34

timer the lame destroyed this city; it was said that “for months, not even a bird moved in the city”

Answer 34

Delhi

Question 35

Akbar’s chief finance minister who created a tax similar to US graduated income tax, calculating it as a percentage of the value of the peasants crops

Answer 35

Todar Mal

Question 36

Babur’s son who lost the territory Babur gained.

Answer 36

Humayun

Question 37

sinan built one of these for suleyman

Answer 37

mosque

Question 38

Mehmed I son who defeated the venetians, invaded hungary, and over came an army of Italian crusaders

Answer 38

Murad II

Question 39

the religion that ghazi’s, including osman, were

Answer 39

islam