vocab 1
Intelligent is
Having a high degree of understanding and mental capacity
Gunpowder Empire is
A Empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through their mastery of firearms
A fundamental law of idea; when said of people, it means a devotion to high codes of rules of conduct
A Principle
Zamindar is a
Local official in Mogul. India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the Central Government
To adhere to rules or standards; to fit in is to
Conform
Ulema is a
Group of religious scholars who served as advisers to the Ottoman Sultan; this group administered the legal system.
A solider in the Elite guard of the Otoman Turks is called a
Janissary
grand-vizer
The Ottoman sultan's Cheif minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the Council meetings.
Anarchy is
Political disorder; lawlessness
Orthodoxy is
Traditional beliefs especially in religion
The Hindu custom of cremating a window on her husbands funeral
Suttee
Power; person in command is to have
Authority
Sultans are
"holder of power" The military and political head of state under the Sejiuk Turks and the Ottoman
Someone who has a high degree of understanding and mental capacity is
Intelligent
"holder of power" The military and political head of state under the Sejiuk Turks and the Ottoman is a
Sultan
Pasha is an
Appointed official of the Ottoman Empire who collected taxes maintained law and order, and was directly responsible to the Sultans office
Place where one has absolute ownership of land or other property.
Domain
One who follows, especially one who takes over a throne, title, estate or office
A Successor
A word used in Persia or Iran to refer a king as
Shah
To have Authority is to have
Power; person in command is to have
To Conform is to
Adhere to rules or standards; to fit in.
Traditional beliefs especially in religion
Orthodoxy
Harem is a
"sacred place"; the private domain of an Ottoman Sultan, where he and his wives resided
Administrators are
Ones who manages the affairs of a government or a bussiness
A Grand-vizier is
The Ottoman sultan's Cheif minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the Council meetings is called