The History of Islam Flashcards

I am white. He is black.

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
Janissary
Elite guard
Pasha
Local rulers who collected taxes
Gunpowder empire
Empire that expanded because of advanced weapons
Sultan
Holder of power
Harem
"sacred place"
Grand vizier
Royal minster of the sultans
Shah
Iranian or persian king
Anarchy
Political disorder
Suttee
Cremating widow on husband's funeral pyre
Safavids
Strong shiites
Shah ismail
Founder of the safavid dynasty
Riza-i-abassi
Most famous artist of safavid era
What strategic lands did the ottomans take from the bryzantine empire
Water- dardanelles, maramara, bosporous, land-balkans
What was the relationship among the grand vizier, the sultan, and the imperial council
Sultan lead bureaucracy of the imperial council, grand vizier lead the imperial council where the sultan told his desires to the grand vizier behind a screen
What were the four main occupational groups in the ottoman empire?
Peasants,artisans, merchants, pastoral peoples