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Chapter 8
The Muslim Empires
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History
9th Grade
10/17/2014

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Ottoman sultan Selim I took control of the center of Muslim culture, including the cities of
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Jerusalem, Mecca, and Madinah
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The Pasha’s role include all but the following
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fighting as soldiers in the army
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The hereditary nature of the position of sultan
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led to struggles over succession between the sons of the sultan.
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What did NOT happen to regions that were conquered by the Ottoman Turks?
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Christians were forced to become Muslim
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The Ottoman Empire became a “sleeping giant,” because
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it was dealing with conflict within the empire
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Who established the Mogul dynasty?
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Babkur
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Unlike his great-grandfather,Akbar, Aurangzeb was _____________ of the Hindu religion
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tolerant
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In the late thirteenth century, a new group of Turks under their leader Osman began to build power in
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the northwest corner of the Anatolian Peninsula.
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Under the leadership of ____, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and gained dominance over the Balkans and the Anatolian Peninsula.
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Mehmet II
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One of the ways Akbar showed tolerance for the Hindu people of India was by
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allowing native Indians to serve as lower-level officials
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The ____ brought an era of unity to the subcontinent of India in the 1600s.
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Moguls
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What two elements aided Akbar in gaining control of almost all of India?
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heavy artillery and successful negotiators
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Coming from the north, the Moguls crossed the ________________ to invade India
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Indus River
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On which continent did the majority of Süleyman’s battles take place?
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Europe
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In which present-day country did the Battle of Suez take place?
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Egypt
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Which three bodies of water bordered the Safavid Empire?
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Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea
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In what present-day country was the majority of the Safavid Empire located?
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Iran
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Under which ruler did the Mogul conquest of Delhi occur?
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Babur
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What did the Ottoman and Safavid Empires have in common?
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mixed ethnicity and religions in society
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The Bosporus and the Dardanelles separate the ______________ Sea and the _______________ Sea..
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Aegean; Black
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Constantinople was later renamed ____________________.
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Instanbul
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Because of the Safavid Empire, modern-day Iran is the only country with a ____________________ Muslim state government.
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Shia
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The ____________________ was the residence of the sultan and his wives.
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Harem
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The ____________________ took control of Persia at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
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Safavids
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Pressure to conform to traditional religious beliefs, or religious ____________________, increased under the Safavids.
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orthodoxy
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After the death of ____________________, the Safavid dynasty gradually lost its vigor.
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Shah Abbas
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The Mogul leader, Babur, was descended from Mongol ruler, ____________________.
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Genghis Khan
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local Mogul official who kept taxes as part of payment
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Zamindar
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an elite Turkish guard in the Balkans
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janissaries
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local officials appointed by the Ottoman government
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pashas
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Ottoman leader with supreme authority
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Sultan
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group of religious advisers who administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims
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ulema
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Safavids reached their high point under this leader
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Shah Abbas
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established the Mogul dynasty in northern India
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Babur
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one of the most controversial rulers in India’s history
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Aurangzeb
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formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions they conquered
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gunpowder empire
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built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife
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Taj Mahal
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Essay Question: At least 5 Sentences long
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What have you learned from this chapter that gives you a better understanding of Today’s Middle East/Muslim culture?
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