The Muslim World of the Far East Flashcards
(22 cards)
Prior to the European Renaissance, the area that we know as the middle east today was the center of, technology and culture
-Geometry and Algebra
-Mosiacs
Since the start of Islam, the religion spread rapidly throughout
Arabia, North Africa, and Europe
___ invaded ___ in ___
-Moors
-Spain
-711 AD
By the ___, the Muslim world was poised for one final period of expansion
1300s
The Ottoman empire
1.Comprised of Arabia, North Africa, and Southeast Europe (the Balkans)
Introduced ___and ___ to European trade
1.coffee
2.ceramics
Dominated trade routes that linked ___ and ___
Europe and Asia
Had entered into a trade monopoly with ___
Italian merchants
following the Crusades, the ottomans began to invade areas long held by the ___
Byzantine empire
by the 1400s, western Europeans stopped sending ___ to the Byzantines, and the Ottomans ___ large areas of Byzantine land
1.aid
2.conquered
___, Byzantine capital of ___ falls to the ottomans. ___
1.1453
2.Constantinoble
3.Istanbul
The Ottomans continued to invade European lands until stopped by…
Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire
___ was used as the most unifying force amongst conquered people
Islam
___ and ___ where allowed to continue practicing their faith by ___
1.Christains
2.Jews
3.Paying a tax
who created a uniform criminal and civil code?
Suleiman the Magnificent or Law Giver
The Safavid Empire
-located in the modern day Iran
-introduced woven carpets to trade
Moghal Empire
Moghal Empire
By ___ A.D., ___ had conquered all of India
1.1300
2.The Turkish
Mughal leaders practiced ___, while the majority of the people remained ___
1.Islam
2.Hindu
Because of its location in China, The Middle East, and Africa, the Mughal Empire became the ___
major trading center of the world.
The Mughal Empire will be the wealthiest in the world from ___
1500-1600 A.D.
Shah Jahan built the ___ in ___
1.Taj Mohal
2.1631
