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chapter 17
key terms and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| warriors for the Islam faith | ghazis |
| ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, named \for Osman I, the founder; at the empires height, the Ottomans ruled a vast area that encompassed southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and southeast Europe | ottomans |
| Arabic for ruler | sultan |
| loyal only to the sultan | Janissaries |
| king | shah |
| Sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1444 to 1446 and again from 1451 to 1481; he was a strong military leader who conquered by the Byzantine capital of comstantinople | Mehmed II |
| Suleyman I | |
| Shah of the Safavid empire in Persia from 1588 to 1692;his military victories against the Ottomans and skilled administration brought about a golden age in Safavid history | Abbas |