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The Ottomans
The Safavids
The Mughals
True and False
Miscellaneous
100
The first Ottoman leader, began in Anatolia.
Who is Osman?
100
12 year old who captured most of Iran killed everyone who was Sunni Muslim
Who is Isma'il?
100
Expanded the Empire to its greatest size, and then lost it. Brought back the Jizya tax on non-Muslims.
Who is Aurangzeb?
100
The Ottoman Empire reached its greatest size and strength under Mehmed II
What is False
100
The year that the Ottomans captured Constantinople
What is 1453
200
He conquered Constantinople
Who is Mehmed II (The Conqueror)
200
Adopted the use of Artillery and expanded the empire to the Caucasus Mtns.
Who is Tahmasp?
200
In 1526 he defeated an army of 100,000 men with a force of 12, 000. Inherited Uzbekistan when he was 11
Who is Babur?
200
The Ottomans defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran
What is True
200
Three cities taken by Selim the Grim
What are Mecca, Medina, and Cairo
300
Got his nickname by killing hundreds of thousands of his people
Who is Selim the Grim
300
Incompetent leader who led to the decline of the Safavid Empire
Who is Sufi?
300
Only cared about his wife and nice buildings. Built the Taj Mahal in her memory
Who is Shah Jahan
300
Timur the Lame lost to the Ottomans so he moved on to China
What is False
300
Slave warriors who were loyal only to the sultan.
Who were the Janissaries
400
This Central Asian warrior defeated the Ottomans and halted the spread of the empire
Who is Timur the Lame (Tamerlane)
400
Reformed both military and civilian life, rebuilt Esfahan, and allowed religious toleration
Who is Shah Abbas?
400
Allowed Hindus to practice freely. Culture flourished under him.
Who is Akbar
400
Jahangir built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Nur Jahan
What is False
400
The tax on Non Muslims
What is the Jizyah
500
Expanded the Ottoman Empire to its greatest size
Who is Suleyman the Magnificent (Lawgiver)
500
In 1736, this man spread the Safavid empire all the way to India
Who is Nadir Shah Afshar?
500
Empire was actually run by his wife Nur Jahan. Name meant Grasper of Power
Who is Jahangir?
500
The Sikhs were a peaceful, religious group that became a society of warriors
What is True
500
Migration, Religious freedom/conversion, War and Conquest, and Trade
What are the causes of cultural blending