Nicole Krings

Chapter 19 Notes

Key Terms:

Janissaries- slaves from E. Europe. Christian boys to be transformed

Shi’ites- Muslims belonging to the branch of Islam believing that God vest leadership of the community in the descendants of Muhammad. State religion of Iran

Shah Abbas l- Fifth and most known ruler of Safavid dynasty

Safavid Empire-Iran kingdom 1502-1722 established by Ismail Safavid; Shi’ite state

Ottoman Empire-1453-1922, took over after byzantine

Mughal Empire-1526-1857 Muslim state that dominated most of India

Tulip Period-1718-1730 Last years of Ottoman sultan Ahmed lll, European styles and attitudes became popular

Hidden Imam-Last in series of 12 descendants of Muhammad’s son in law Ali, Shi’ites consider divinely appointed. Expected to return as a messiah

Akbar-important in India, he expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with the Hindus

Rajputs- Members of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from NW India. Drew most Hindu officials from this caste, and Akbar married a Rajput princess

Achech Sultanate- Muslim kingdom in North Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in SE Asia, it declined after Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641

Oman- Arab state based in Musqut, main port in the SE region of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman succeeded Portugal as a power in the W Indian Ocean

Swahili- Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of East Africa

Batavia- Fort established 1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia

How did the Ottoman Empire rise to power, and what factors contributed to its transformation?

How did the Safavid Empire both resemble and differ from its neighbors?

How did the Mughal Empire combine Muslim and Hindu elements into an effective state?

What role does maritime history play in the political and economic life of this period?

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean 1500-1750

Intro

* Women made their living by arranging religious instruction for other...