Flashcards in history: chpt. 8 test Deck (64)
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Elite guard of the Ottoman Turks
Janissaries
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Appointed officials who collected taxes, maintained law and order, and were directly responsible to the sultans court in Constantinople
Pashas
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Empires United by outside conquerors
Gunpowder empires
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The supreme authority in both a political and military sense
Sultan
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Chief official of a sultan
Grand vizier
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Ottoman religious, legal, and educational advisers
The Ulema
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Residence of a sultan and his wives
Harem
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Leader of the Ottomans
Mehmet the second
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Took control of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Arabia
Sultan Selim the first
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Greatest Ottoman architect; built 81 mosques
Sinan
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In the late 13th century, a new group of Turks under their leader Osman began to build power in the northwest corner of _____. It had been given to the Seljuk Turk rulers as a reward for helping the rulers defend their lands against the Mongols.
Anatolian Peninsula
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The Ottomans expanded westward and eventually controlled _____ and _____. These two straits separated by the Sea of Marmara . Connect the Black Sea and Aegean Sea.
Bosporus; Dardanelles
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Separates Bosporus and Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara
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In Arabia, near the Red Sea; one of the holy cities of Islam
Makkah
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Evaluate how the problems in the Ottoman Empire may have began during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent.
Süleyman killed his two most table signs on the station of trees and, so he was succeeded by his only son left who wasn't as able as the other two sons.
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Identify the four main occupational groups of the Ottoman Empire.
1. Peasants – farmed land
2. Artisans – organized by craft Guild
3. Merchants – most privileged group
4. Pastoral peoples – nomadic herders
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The Ottoman Turks conquered all of the following except…
A. Constantinople
B. the Balkins
C. Spain
D. North Africa
C. Spain
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The Ottoman Empire preferred to…
Administer their lands through local rulers and pashas
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The Ottoman Empire after the death of sailor man was hurt by all the following except…
A. lack of training
B. Rise of a privilege group
C. Cost of constant force
D. The sack of Constantinople
D. The sack of Constantinople
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Ottoman Turks mosques were designed with…
Domes and minarets
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Ottoman art included…
Distinctive woven rugs
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Persian King
Shah
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Conformity to a traditional religious belief
Orthodoxy
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Political disorder
Anarchy
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Founded by Shah Ismail
Safavids
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Founder of the Safavids, descendant of Safi al-Din
Shah Ismail
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Ruled from 1588 to 1629. Safavids reached the high point of their glory under their rule
Shah Abbas
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The most famous artist of the Persian painting period; created exquisite works on simple subjects, such as oxen plowing, hunters, and lovers.
Riza-i-Abbasi
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In the early 14th century, Safi Al-Din had been the leader of a community of Turkish ethnic groups in _____, near the ______
Azerbaijan; Caspian Sea
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