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WH: Chapter 6
Muslim Empires
Question | Answer |
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Janissary | a soldier in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks |
successor | one who follows, especially one who takes over a throne, title, estate, or office |
gunpowder empire | an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through their mastery of firearms |
sultan | "holder of power"; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans |
domain | place where one has absolute ownership of land or other property |
harem | "sacred place;" the private domain of an Ottoman sultan where he and his wives resided |
grand vizier | the Ottoman sultans chief minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the council meetings |
pasha | an appointed official of the Ottoman Empire who collected taxes, maintained law and order, and was directly responsible to the sultans court |
ulema | a group of religious advisers to the Ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims |
shah | king (used in Persia and Iran) |
administrator | one who manages the affairs of a government or a busniess |
conform | to adhere to rules or standards; to fit in |
orthodox | traditional beliefs, especially in religion |
anarchy | political disorder; lawlessness |
intelligent | having a high degree of understanding and mental capacity |
zamindar | a local official in Mogul India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government |
authority | power; person in command |
principle | a fundamental law or idea; when said of people (e.g., someone is highly principled), it means a devotion to high codes or rules of conduct |
suttee | the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husbands funeral pyre |