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World History - Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (Combined)

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A "second Genghis Khan" who united some Mongols and led them in a series of conquests to subdue Persia, Mesopotamia and part of India; led to the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughal Empires

Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, it was based in Istanbul (formerly Constantinople). It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe.

Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for the conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.

Suleiman the Great

Ottoman Emperor who ushered in a Golden Age, expanded the empire and conquered deep into southeastern Europe

majority of Muslims; believe the successor of Muhammad can be an elected caliph

minority of Muslims; believe the successor of Muhammad should be a direct blood relative of Muhammad

Iranian/Persian kingdom established by Ismail Safavi, declared his kingdom to follow Shia Islam

Safavid ruler who, at the age of 14, conquered much of the territory that became the Safavid Empire. He was a religious tyrant who made Shia Islam the state religion.

Muslim state exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and reached its height under Akbar the Great

Akbar the Great

emperor of the Mughal Empire in India, considered to be their greatest ruler responsible for the expansion of his empire; the stability his administration gave to it increased trade and cultural diffusion

a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

"the Terrible"; Russian ruler; cruel and tyrannical; forced nobles into service and murdered others; beat the Mongols, Tartars, and the Poles, considered the first czar/tsar of Russia

succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China

the last imperial dynasty of China from 1644-1911 which was overthrown by revolutionaries; ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture

divine right of kings

the belief that kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God and not the people's consent