World Around 1700 Flashcards
Learn background information that will help in writing their historial cumstanstances in their writing (14 cards)
sultans
rulers of a Muslim state
Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan who conquered the Byzantine capital and renamed it Instanbul when it made it the new Ottoman capital
Suleyman the Lawgiver
Ottoman ruler who brought Ottoman Empire to its greatest height (power)
devshirme
A policy where many people were made slaves. Many served the Ottoman royal family or served in the sultan’s army
janissary
A soldier slave taken from conquered Christian territories in the Ottoman Empire
Mughal
One of the nomads who invaded the Indian subcontinent and established a powerful Muslim empire there.
Taj Mahal
A tomb built by Shah (ruler) Jahan for his first wife
shah
a Muslim ruler in Asia
Islam
A religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th century
Hindus
People who practice the Hindu religion, the main religion of India
nomadic
Moving from place to place
shogunate
A form of military government in Japan, historically ruled by a shogun (a military dictator) who held actual power while the emperor was largely a figurehead.
This system marked a shift from imperial authority to military rule and significantly influenced Japanese political and cultural development.
Tokugawa Shogunate
A dynasty that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. Through the policy of “isolationism,” it isolated Japan from outside influences and limited trade to China and Koreas
daimyo
Warrior - chieftains (leaders) in a shogunate
