Ottoman Empire
The Janissaries are
These boys were converted to Islam, given a rigorous education, and trained for military or administrative service.
Suleiman the Magnificent was born in which modern day country?
Turkey
Who conquered Contantinople?
The Ottoman Empire
Where was the Ghana Empire located?
West Africa
Feudal system was based on
Land, Loyalty and Military Service
Official faith of the Ottoman Empire
(Sunni) Islam
What title did Suleiman take as the leader of the Muslim world?
Caliph
Eastern Capital
Constantinople
Who was the most famous ruler of the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
Warrior classes in Europe and Japan were called
Knights and Samurai
Which city did the Ottomans conquer in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople.
What region of the world did Suleiman conquer while he was emperor?
Eastern Europe
Official religion in the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox
What East African empire was an early Christian kingdom?
Aksum (Axum)
Top rulers for Europe and Japan
King and Shogun (Military govt.)
Who was the most famous Ottoman sultan?
Suleiman the Magnificent
At what age did Suleiman become Sultan of the Ottoman Empire?
26
Who deposed the last Western emperor?
Odoacer
Important Trade Route
Trans-Saharan Trade
"ism" means
Belief system, doctrine
Who was the Ottoman sultan during the failed siege of Vienna in 1683?
Mehmed IV
Suleiman suffered his first defeat to the Europeans when laying siege to what city?
Vienna
Which famous church (later mosque) was built under Justinian?
Hagia Sophia
Great Zimbabwe AKA
Stone-built kingdom
When did Feudalism end in Japan
Meiji Restoration