Vocab
What is the Ottoman Sultan's chief Minister who advised the sultan on secular matters and let the council meetings called?
Grand Vizier
What strait did the Ottomans control?
Bosporus
Who founded the Safavid Dynasty?
Shah Esma'il
How old was Babur's grandson, Akbar, when he took the trone?
14
Which empires were known as the "Gunpowder Empires"?
Ottoman, Safavid, and Mogul Empires
What kind of artillery was used by Mehmed's forces?
Cannons
What is Mehmed II's cool nickname?
Mehmed the Conqueror
What started the Safavid Decline?
The death of Shah Abbas
Akbar's Era was known as
a time of progress
Why were the Ottomans successful in their expansion?
A strong military
Give the Definition to Janissaries
A solider in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks
What kind of empire is the Ottoman Empire often labeled as?
Gunpowder Empire
What was the "state religion" of the Safavid?
Shia Islam
Because they didn't like to travel far, what did the Mogul's do?
Established a robust coastal trade
Due to their stronghold on the important waterways, what did the Ottoman Empire exclusively control?
Trade
What is an Ulema?
this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims
Who was the head of the Ottoman Empire?
A sultan
What in the Safavid's society provided citizens with access to a varity of goods and merchandise?
Bazaars
Though the Moguls were Muslim, living in India meant that the population practiced ________ religion.
Hindu
After whose death did the Safavid Dynasty start to gradually decline?
Shah 'Abbas
What vocab word goes with this definition:
A local official in Mogul South Asia who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government
Zamindar
What were the 4 main occupational groups in the Ottoman Empire?
Peasants, artisans, merchants, and pastoral people
What did the Safavid culture flourish with?
Knowledge of science, medicine, and mathematics.
What were 3 major reasons the Mogul Empire fell?
What is the name of the city, formerly known as Constantinople?
Istanbul