Muslim Empire Quiz

Ottoman empire

Minimal interaction w/ the west

Ottoman empire focused on

war/Very militarized

Ottoman Empire Spans

the mediterranean sea

Ottoman =

turkey

The Ottoman Empire was

the LONGEST lasting empire 1299-1921

Europe is terrified by

Ottoman

Safavid and ___ are enemies

Asia

The Ottoman Empire

Founded by Osman

Mehmet

attacked Constantinople and won

What Made Europe very nervous ?

The Ottomans won Constantinople

Suleiman the Magnificent

Ottoman empire became the strongest under him and he expanded the empire

Who did Generals and other nobles refused to obey?

Suleiman the Magnificent

Social Hierarchy in the Ottoman Empire

Sultan, Grand Vizer/Beaucrats, Janissaries/Soldiers, and Merchants/Peasants/Pastoral People/Artisans

Sultan

Head of the empire, Breed not lead , Fighting between children/wives over succession. Alot of drama and murder

Grand Vizier/Bureaucrats

Technically running the country, making everyday decisions amd Would try to manipulate the sultan

Janissaries/Soldiers

Christian slaves/soldiers, were kidnapped or volunteered themselves to the Ottoman empire. Soldiers were revered b/c the ottoman military was good, gained respect power and money, Had the ability to move up the ranks, During certain times they were as powerful/more powerful than the bureaucrats Merchants/Peasants/Pastoral People/Artisans

People of the book

Jewish people and Christians

Ottoman decline

corrupt leaders, slow death, falls behind europe, and military power fades

Safavid =

Iran

Safavid Empire

Sail al din wanted to purify/reform Islam

Safavid Empire thought

the Ottomans were too open/weren’t strict enough religiously

Qizilbash/readheads

followers in Safavid empire

Suni Muslims are from

Iran, Iraq

Suni Believed

that Abu Bakr (Close friend) should be Muhammed’s successor

Shia Muslims Believed

that Ali (Son-in-law) should be Muhammed’s successor.

Battle of Chaldiran significance

BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Shia (Safavid) ) vs Sunni (Ottoman)

fight for everything, religious dominance

Who won the battle of Chaldirans

Sunnis won which is why there are more Sunni

The battle of Chaldirans Stops

Ottomans from moving east so Safavid can’t move west

Ismail

Alcohol and depression stop leading turmoil to follows

Shah abba the great

fixes stuff, Consolidated empire, Reduces the power of the Qizilbash (redheads), Reformed army, Improved infrastructure

Safavid empire has

NO religious tolerance

Theocracy

religion was the same as state

Both Ottoman and Safavid

were led by a warrior aristocracy, Peasants hurt by invasions, Leaders become distant, Both encourage trade

Decline of the Safavid

Leaders became inept and secluded, as well as Succession problems

Mughal Empire =

India

The Mughal Empire was Founded by

Babuer

Babur

loved books but Didn’t lead very well

Humayun took over after

Bubur died

Humayun’s son is

Akbar the great

Akbar the great

Was illiterate, but smart

One of the best leaders of the Mughal Empire

Akbar the Great

Akbar Tried to

unite Muslim and Hindus and Encouraged interreligious marriage, even Promoting Hindus to some of the highest ranks (to show respect to hindus)

Who Abolishes head tax/jizya (if you weren’t a muslim tax)

Akbar the Great

Akbar made things

better for women

Sati

the tradition of not allowing upper class widows to live without their husbands. They would get drugged and fling themselves onto the burning bodies of their husbands

Akbar Creates hybrid faith

Din I Ilahi (big fail)

Hindus and Muslims rejected Din I Ilahi b/c

they didn’t want to sully their faiths

Aurangzeb

ruled after akbar, reversed the good changes made, thought everyone should be muslim, and painted as the bad guy

Mughal Military

Made of nobility and Done so that everyone was prepared to fight

Decline of Mughal Empire

Domestic Problems, Aurangzeb, Military conflicts drain treasury, Succession problems,Threats from Europe, and wasn't as advanced as Europe