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Chapter 17 Vocab
Key Terms and People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Warriors for the Islamic faith | Ghazis |
| ruling dynasty of the ottoman empire, named for Osman I, the founder | Ottomans |
| title for the ruler of the ottoman empire | Sultan |
| Janissaries | |
| sultan of the ottoman empire from 1444 to 1446 and again from 1451 to 1481 | Mehmed II |
| sultan of the ottoman empire from 1520 to 1566; he expanded the empire and took on a large economic and political role in the affairs of Europe and the Mediterranean | Suleyman I |
| name given to the king of the Safavid Empire | Shah |
| 'Abbas | |
| Babur | |
| Mughal Empire | |
| Akbar the Great | |
| an Indian religion founded in the late 1400s whose beliefs blend elements of Hinduism and Islam | Sikhism |
| Shah Jahan | |
| Taj Mahal | |
| Aurangzeb | |
| Hongwu | |
| Yonglo | |
| Zehng He | |
| Matteo Ricci | |
| Kangxi | |
| Qianlong | |
| Lord George Macartney | |
| a professional Japanese warrior hired by wealthy land owners for protection in feudal Japan | Samurai |
| Bushido | |
| Zen Buddhism | |
| the hereditary chief of Japan's warrior class who held the real power, while the emperor ruled in name only | Shogun |
| Daimyo | |
| Tokugawa Leyasu | |
| Haiku | |
| Kabuki | |
| Yi Song-gye |