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Ap World History - Summerville High School

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Ottoman dynasty   show
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Safavid dynasty   show
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show established by Turkic invaders in 1526; endured until the mid-19th century.  
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show Turkic-speaking people who advanced into Asia Minor during the 14th century; established an empire in the Middle East, north Africa, and eastern Europe that lasted until after Word War I.  
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show “the Conqueror”; Ottoman sultan; captured Constantinople, 1453, and destroyed the Byzantine Empire.  
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Janissaries   show
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show head of the Ottoman bureaucracy; after the 15th century often more powerful than the sultan.  
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show eponymous founder of the Safavids, Sufi mystic; leader of the Red Heads.  
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Red Heads   show
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Ismâ’il   show
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show an important battle between the Safavids and Ottomans in 1514; Ottoman victory demonstrated the importance of firearms and checked the western advance of the Safavid Shi’a state.  
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show Safavid shah (1587–1629); extended the empire to its greatest extent; used Western military technology.  
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show Shi’a religious leaders who traced their descent to Ali’s successors.  
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mullahs   show
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Isfahan   show
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Nadir Khan Afshar   show
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show Turkic leader who founded the Mughal dynasty; died in 1530.  
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Humayn   show
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show son and successor of Humayn; built up the military and administrative structure of the dynasty; followed policies of cooperation and toleration with the Hindu majority.  
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show religion initiated by Akbar that blended elements of Islam and Hinduism; did not survive his death.  
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show son and successor of Shah Jahan; pushed extent of Mughal control in India; reversed previous policies to purify Islam of Hindu influences; incessant warfare depleted the empire’s resources; died in 1707.  
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Taj Mahal   show
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show wife of ruler Jahangir who amassed power at the Mughal court and created a faction ruling the empire during the later years of his reign.  
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Mumtaz Mahal   show
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show people of western India; challenged Mughal rule under Aurangzeb.  
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Sikhs   show
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