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Formerly Known as
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Eponymous leader of the Timurid Empire.
Who is Tamerlane?
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Which one of Tsar Nicholas II's children was originally reported to have survived the Assassination of the Romanovs?
Who was Anastasia?
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This means that troops are mounted.
What is the Cavalry?
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Most famous example of Mughal architecture.
What is the Taj Mahal?
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Architectural facet of Islamic Architecture - tall and used to announce prayers.
What is a minaret?
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This form of labor was still prevalent in Russia in the 15th and 16th centuries where peasants were tied to the land.
What is serfdom?
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Constantinople.
What is Istanbul?
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His wife was a direct descendent of Ghengis Khan.
Who is Tamerlane?
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These were set on fire to scare away war elephants by Timur.
What are camels?
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Russian Title - the etymology descends from Roman Caesar.
What is Tsar or Czar?
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This weapon made walled cities obsolete.
What is the cannon?
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This branch of Islam believes that the Caliphs must be descended from Muhammad's family.
What is Shi'a?
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This was brought back by the Ming after the Fall of the Yuan Dynasty to improve the bureaucracy.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
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Known for his autocratic style and poking out the eyes of his architect.
Who is Ivan IV? (The Terrible)
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These were closed in both Europe and the Ottoman Empire to prevent plots against the government.
What are coffeehouses?
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In the Ottoman Empire, they were Christian boys who were taken and made military servants of the Sultan.
Who were the Janissaries?
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Peter the Great required that men do this to appear more European.
Shave their beards
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faith, Charity, Prayer, Hajj, Fasting.
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Original name of Tokyo?
What is Edo?
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Persia.
What is Iran?
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Mughal leader who built the Taj Mahal and owned the Koh-i-noor Diamond?
Who is Shah Jahan?
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This helped determine how popular the sons of sultans were...
What was proximity to the Sultan? Proximity to Istanbul?
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Bureaucrats and Tax Collectors in the Mughal Empire.
Who were Zamindars?
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Capital of the Mughal Empire.
What is Agra?
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Leaders in this empire tended to be Islamic while the people were Buddhist and Hindu.
What is the Mughal Empire?
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Japanese military leaders.
Who were shoguns?
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Edo.
What is Tokyo?
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Westernizer of Russia.
Who is Peter the Great?
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In Feudal Japan, what did the Samurai have to do to participate in the tea ceremony?
Take off their armor and crawl.
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A system in the Ottoman Empire where often Christian boys were captured and trained in politics and the military.
What was the Devshirme System?
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Created in this Dynasty.
What is the Ming?
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Religion in Russia.
What is Russian Orthodox?
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Aristocratic families in Japan that used gunpowder weapons to help unify Japan.
Who are the daimyo?
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Ceylon.
What is Sri Lanka?
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Founder of the Mughal Empire and a direct descendent of Genghis Khan.
Who was Babur?
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Guns mounted on camels in the Mughal and Safavid Dynasties.
What were Zamburaks?
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Russian mounted secret police under Ivan IV.
Who were the Oprichniks?
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Important Diamond ceded to Britain and now in the Crown Jewels.
What is the Koh-i-noor Diamond?
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Three architectural elements found in Central Asian Mosques.
What are mongol domes, the color blue or green, Islamic Arches and Minarets.
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Warriors of the daimyo.
Who were samurai?
600
Siam.
What is Thailand?