Geography/Cities
Royal city and capital of the Persian Safavids
What is Isfahan?
Emperor responsible for major changes and development in the Safavid Empire.
Who is Shah Abbas?
Lahore was the capital city on this empire
What is the Mughal empire?
Celebration held the day after Ramadan ends
What is Id-al-Fitr?
Famous Mughal era monument built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife
What is the Taj Mahal?
Capital of Ottoman Empire built at the meeting point of two continents, Asia and Europe
What is Istanbul?
The descendend of a religious teacher from Azerbaijan, this ruler was the first member of the Safavid family to rule Persia
Who is Shah Ismail I?
Which empire introduced “Kanuns” which was a protected law code that protected citizens
Who are the Ottomans?
The two main branches of Shia Muslims consist of?
What are the Ismailis and the Ithna Asharis?
A large gateway forms the entrance to this fort in the Mughal Empire
What is the Lahore fort?
The Ismailis settled in this city during Safavid period
What is Anjudan?
Founding Mughal Emperor that appointed the most able people to help him govern, regardless of race or religion
Who is Akbar?
What is the only Shia-majority empire to-date?
Who are the Safavids?
10th of Muharram marks the day on which Imam Husayn was martyred by the soldiers of Yazid at Karbala in the 7th century
What is Ashura?
This mosque was built in Persia in the 15th century during the rule of the Timurids
What is Gawhar Shad mosque?
Some fine churches Built by Byzantine emperors in this city were turned into mosques during Ottoman era
What is Istanbul?
Ottomon Emperor known as the "Lawgiver"
Who is Sultan Sulaiman?
Artists of this Empire painted 250 pictures for the Shahnama
What is the Safavid Empire?
After nightfall families and friends gather to break their fast during this Islamic month
What is Ramadan?
This mosque in Edirne was designed by Istanbul's leading architect Sinan
What is the Selimiye mosque?
Best potters and tilemakers worked in this Turkish city
What is Iznik?
Red headed warriors who helped the Safavids win power by fighting and collecting taxes on their behalf
Who are Qizilbash?
The Ottoman empire were governed by these 4 groups:
Sultan and his advisors; Grand Vizier and the Imperial Council; the Navy and Army; and the religious scholors known as
What are the Ulamas?
Emperor Akbar's special room that was open to all faiths where leaders from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish faiths came to discuss religious beliefs
What is “House of Worship”?
Vast redstone mosque built using by the order of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb next to Lahore fort
What is Badshahi Mosque?
The Chahar Bagh was a beautiful garden in the center of this city
What is Isfahan?
Famous leading Architect of the Ottoman Empire who designed splendid palaces and mosques
Who is Sinan Pasha?
This empire expands many lands in the Middle East and Africa in the 16th century
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Special places used by Sufis for praying and gathering
What are Tekkes?
This palace was built for Safavid Shah Abbas II
What is Chihil Sutun (Forty Columns)?