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Chapter 17 Vocab !
Key Terms & People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| warriors for the Islamic Faith? | Ghazis |
| ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire (1293-1922), named for Osman I, the founder; at the Empire's height, the Ottomans ruled a vast area that encompassed southeast Asia, northeast Africa, and Southeast Europe? | Ottomans |
| title for the ruler of the Ottoman Empire? | Sultan |
| highly trained soldiers in the elite guard of the Ottoman Empire? | Janissaries |
| a strong military leader was determined to take Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire? | Mehmed II |
| known in the west as the "magnificent"? | Suleyman I |
| name given to a king of the Safavid Empire? | Shah |
| in 1588 was the greatest Safavid leader? | 'Abbas |
| a young central Asian conqueror better known as "tiger"? | Babur |
| a Muslim empire in India? | Mughal Empire |
| Babur's Grandson? | Akbar the Great |
| an Indian religion founded in the late 1400s whose beliefs blend elements of Hinduism and Islam? | Sikhism |
| Jahangir's son and successor had shared his father's love of literature and art? | Shah Jahan |
| a mausoleum built by India's Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan from 1632-1643 to honor his wife. | Taj Mahal |
| Shah Jahan's son, who had captured him and locked him in a prison In Agra? | Aurangzeb |
| Zhu had took this name, meaning "vastly martial", and founded the Ming Dynasty. | Hongwu |
| he was Hongwu's son who became an emperor ruling from 1402-1424. | Yonglo |
| Between 1405-1433 he became a Chinese Muslim admiral, led seven voyages around the Indian Ocean as far as Africa. | Zheng He |
| he was an Italian Jesuit priest, who arrived in 1583. | Matteo Ricci |
| he had a grandson named Qianlong, he had ruled from 1661-1772, also he had reduced taxes for peasants and expanded the empire into parts of Central Empire. | Kangxi |
| was the grandson of Kangxi, he had brought the Qing Dynasty to it's height, ruling from 1736-1796. | Qianlong |
| A British official who came to China to discuss expanding trade. | Lord George McCartney |
| a professional Japanese warrior hired by wealthy landowner's for protection in Feudal Japan. | Samurai |
| "way the warrior , code of Behavior of Japanese samurai warriors, stressing bravery, loyalty and honor. | Bushido |
| sect of Buddhism that stresses meditation as a means of achieving enlightenment; became popular among Japanese aristocrats and was part of the samurais code. | Zen Buddhism |
| the hereditary chief of Japan's warrior class who held the real power, while the emperor ruled in name only? | Shogun |
| a warrior lord in feudal Japan who controlled vast amounts of land and commanded a private army of samurai? | Daimyo |
| In 1600 he had won a decisive battle to gain complete control of Japan. | Tokugawa Leyasu |
| a Japanese poyyem that consists of 17 syllables set in three lines? | Haiku |
| a form of Japanese theater dating from the 1600s, featuring a highly stylized blend of singing and dancing; performances can last all day? | Kabuki |
| In 1392 a powerful general who had gained control of Korea and established the Choson Kingdom? | Yi Song-gye |
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