Vocabulary
Taken from their Christian homes and converted to Islam
Who are Janissaries?
Samurai code of rules that both men and women from samurai families.
What was Bushido?
A group that migrated from the Eurasian steppe
Who are the Turkic people?
The year the Safavid Empire began
What is 1501?
This person had a tolerant religious policy.
Who is Akbar
The place where women lived separate from their husbands
What is a harem?
Two things that samurai could not do.
What is could not attend certain types of entertainment/theatre , or take part in trade or commerce?
Mehmed II used these to capture Constantinople
What are gunpowder and cannons?
Ottomans and Safavid Empire shared this religion
What is Muslim/Islam?
What is Central Asia?
A place where food is served at no cost
What is a langar?
Samurai received this in return for their labor.
What is land or rice?
They were able to buy and sell land and inherit property.
Who are the women of the Empire?
This group don’t think caliphs have to be related to Muhammad.
Who are the Sunni?
This person ruled that the entire empire should be under Islamic law
Who is Aurangzeb?
A place of worship
What is a Gurdwara?
In the Japanese clan, this person led the family.
What is a chief?
Under Suleyman, these things advanced
What is science, arts, and architecture?
Two cultural traditions that were blended in the Safavid Empire
What is Persian and Muslim?
It was built by Akbar's grandson Shah Jahan for his wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
A person that rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
What is a regent?
Main influences that China and Korea had on Japan
What are language, philosophy, and religion?
Two important Muslim holy cities that came under Ottoman rule
What is Mecca and Medina?
Group that think caliphs have to be members of Muhammad’s family
Who are the Shia/Shi'ites?
Two major cultural/religious groups that influenced India during the Mughal Empire
Muslim and Hindu