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Online World History Vocab Lesson 10
World History Vocabulary
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Social Studies
9th Grade
01/17/2012

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Queue
Definition
A braided pigtail that Chinese males had to put their hair in so that the government could identify them from the rebels.
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Anatolian Peninsula
Definition
The Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean.
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Anarchy
Definition
Lawlessness and disorder.
Persia was in political and social ________ for a long period of time.
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Thirty Years' War
Definition
Most destructive conflicts Europeans experienced.

All major Europeans involved except England.

German towns and land were destroyed.
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Janissary
Definition
The elite guard of the Ottoman Empire.
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Sultan
Definition
Islamic titles that is used to describe powerful Muslim rulers, usually a governor who had complete reign but controlled by Islamic caliphate.
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Ottoman Empire
Definition
One of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam, and Islamic institutions.
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Pashas
Definition
Central government officials who collected taxes and helped maintain order.
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Asia Minor
Definition
A peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, the American Highland to the east.
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