conquerers who unite places they conquer

mastery of firearms

peasants-farm leased land

artisans-organized by guilds

merchant- most privilidged...no taxes

pastoral people-nomadic herders

-IN TURKEY

expanded westward...controlled straits and waterways...

expanded into Bulgaria (Bulkans)

conquered Byzantine empire

(to strait of Gibralter)

soldiers from local Christian populations that converted to Islam

Selim 1

took control over Mesopatamia

"new caliph, defender of the faith and successor to Muhamed"

-had many privildges

could own property, divorce, couldn't be forced into marrage, could gain political power

-finished off Byzantine Empire

-captured Constantinople

Started ottoman attacks on Europe

Hungary and Austria

strong army and weapons

cannons and gunpowder

decendent of Safi al Din

-follower Shah of Iran

strict interpretation of the Koran increased

ex. separation of sexes

unifying force

-military

-political

shah

middle class

common people

had a large middle class $$$$

city that was gem of safavid empire

founder of Mogul dynasty

-captured Delhi

Akbar

-tolerant of what?

-bride?

-brought mogul rule to most of India

-humane character

-religiously tolerant...muslim himself

took Hindu princess as a wife

Shah Jahan

-marred with failure of domestic problems

-decline of empire

(son imprisoned him)

-BUILT TAJ MAHAL

built for sha jahan's favorite wife who died bearing his 14th child

-most beautiful building in the world

-in india

-major-

-Delhi

-Taj Mahal

-china to the north