Ottoman Empire
The modern-day country that the Ottoman Empire was located in.
What is Turkey?
The Safavid Empire is located in this modern-day country.
What is Iran?
The modern-day country was the Mughal Empire is located in.
What is India?
The three major themes of colonialism (all start with G)
What were God, Guns, and Gold?
The name of the Italian explorer who sailed for the Spanish crown. He accidentally sailed to the Americas while trying to sail west to India.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
The founder of the Ottoman Empire
Who was Osman I?
The Safavid Empire practices this religion and sect.
What is Shi'a Islam?
The founder of the Mughal Empire, originally based in Northern India.
Who was Babur?
The name of the treaty where the Spanish and Portuguese split the world in half for themselves.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The name of the king and queen who funded Columbus's expedition. Their marriage united Spain.
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
The Christian boys raised by the Ottoman state to become elite military forces.
Who were the Janissary corps?
The Shah founded the Safavid Empire by defeating Sunni rivals.
Who was Shah Ismail I?
The son of Babur, also a major Mughal leader
Who was Humayun?
The study and practice of making maps
What is cartography?
The Christian campaign to drive the Moors (African Muslims) out of Spain. This campaign also led to Jews being forced to convert to Christianity or exile.
What was the Reconquista?
One other name for modern-day Turkey.
What was Anatolia or Asia Minor?
The Safavids suffered defeat to the Ottomans in this major battle between the two powers.
What was the Battle of Chaldiran?
The Mughal leader, known for religious synchronism, founded a new religion called Din-i Ilahi.
Who was Akbar the Great?
The type of boat the Portuguese developed in the 15th century. It was small with a narrow hull and lateen sails, making it fast and maneuverable.
What is a caravel?
The name of the Spanish conquistador who concurred the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
This Ottoman leader, arguable the greatest Sultan, lead the empire during its military and cultural peak.
Who was Suleiman the Magnificent?
What were the three major buildings built under Shah Abbas I?
Shan Mosque, Ali Qapu Palace, and Si-o-se-pol Bridge
The place Shah Jahan was imprisoned in when his son, Aurangzeb, overthrew him.
What was the Agra Fort?
The man who helped jump-start Portuguese navigation by founding and funding a school for scholars to study navigation.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
The name of the Spanish conquistador who concurred the Inca Empire.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?