Ottoman Empire
A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement
What is a golden age?
The first ruler of the Mongols.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The Mongols controlled much of this continent
What is Asia?
People who move from place to place.
What is a nomad?
A medieval man of rank in China and chief over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes
What is a Khan?
The tax paid by non-Muslims
What is a jizya?
They reopened this to help with trade.
What is the Silk Road?
A flat, grassland area without forests that encouraged the nomadic lifestyle of the Mongols
What is a steppe?
An elite member of the Turkish infantry forming the Ottoman Sultan's guard.
What is a Janissary?
The storm that kept the Mongols from taking over Japan?
What is a Tsunami?
Used by the Ottomans for siege and warfare.
What were cannons used for?
Italian explorer who traveled along the Silk Road.
Who is Marco Polo?
Geographical features that promoted trade and travel within the Ottoman Empire,
What is the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Black Sea?
The earliest known chemical explosive
What is gunpowder?
He took over the Mongols Empire after his daddy died.
Who is Ogadai?
The end of Christian rule in the region and many Europeans now had to find sea trade routes to Asia.
What is an effect of the Ottomans conquering Constantinople?
The Mongols enhanced this weapon which allowed them to be superior warriors.
What is a bow and arrow?
The Golden Horde, the Great Khanate, the Ilkhanate, and the Chagatai Khanate.
What are the four Khanates?
Art, poetry, carpet weaving and ceramics
What are the cultural achievements of the Ottomans?
deserts and mountains
What geographical features impede the movement of people?
The eastern half of the Roman Empire which finally fell to the Ottomans after they breached Constantinople's land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
What was the Byzantine Empire?
The Mongols allowed people to practice this
What is religion?
The territories within Asia conquered by the Mongols so they could broaden their empire
What is China, Persia and Russia?
The commercial power of the Ottomans
What do gunpowder weapons' and the steam-powered engine represent?
An invention of the Ottomans that people use(d) every morning
What is the mechanical alarm clock?