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Weapons used that gave Ottomans the advantage

Cannons

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Unlike the Ottoman & Mughals, the Safavid were this type of Islam

Shi'a

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This animal was used in Indian combat
Elephants
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Autocratic Arabic leader

Sultan

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Impaled invading Ottoman soldiers

Vlad the Impaler

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Empire conquered by the Ottoman to control land

Byzantine

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Leaders of the Safavid were called

Shah

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Tolerant Mughal sultan who believed in respecting faiths

Akbar the Great

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Christians and Jews in Islamic societies

Dhimmi
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Renamed city that flourished with international trade

Istanbul

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Group of Christian boys that became military elites

Janissaries

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Government helped pay for the development of this artistic style

Miniature paintings

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Built to honor Shah Jahan's favorite wife

Taj Mahal

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Open markets

Bazaar

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The majority religion of India that conflicted with Mughal rule

Hinduism

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Eastern Orthodox Church that Ottomans converted to a mosque

Hagia Sophia

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Safavid fell as a result of this

Ghazali Afghan invasions

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Religion that believes in monotheism but reincarnation

Sikhism

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Blending of elements of different religions/ ideologies to create something new

Syncretism
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Ottoman ruler who created a law code that applied to citizens of all faiths

Suleiman the Magnificent

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Tax on Ottomans large dhimmi population

Jizya tax

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Originated from the power vacuum left by this

Timurid Dynasty

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Mughal Empire eventually fell to this

British East India Company

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Language comprised of Hindi, Sanskrit, Arabic, & Persian

Urdu

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Collection of stories originally created during the Abbasid Dynasty but continuously rewritten and added to

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

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