Transcript MGH_Unit_5_Word_Wallx

Ottoman Empire
• A nomadic group of
Turkish people from
Central Asia who
emerged as the rulers
of the Islamic world in
the 13th century. They
were Sunni Muslims
who conquered
Constantinople in
1453.
Sultan
• “holder of power”;
the military and
political head of state
under the Seljuk
Turks and the
Ottomans
Safavid Empire
• The Safavids created
a great Islamic
empire in Persia in
the early 1500’s.
Their empire was
located in present
day Iran.
Shah
• king (used in
Persia and Iran)
Mughal Empire
• The Mughal Empire
was founded by
Babur in 1526. The
Mughals were
Muslims with close
ties to Safavid Persia.
Considered a
“Gunpowder
Empire”.
Tang Dynasty
• Tang rulers (618-907)
suppressed peasant
uprisings, reunited
China, revived
traditional feudal
relationships and
brought peace and
prosperity.
Song Dynasty
• Period of great social
and economic
progress in China
(960-1279), marked
by the first use of
paper currency and
standardized coins.
Dowry
• a gift of money
or property paid
at the time of
marriage, either
by the bride’s
parents to her
husband or, in
Islamic societies,
by a husband to
his wife
Mongol Empire
• The Mongols lived in
the steppes of the
eastern part of
Central Asia,
northwest of China.
During the 1200’s the
Mongols established
the largest empire
the world had ever
seen.
Neo-Confucianism
• a revised form of
Confucianism that
evolved as a
response to
Buddhism and
was more popular
in China from the
late Tang dynasty
to the end of the
dynastic system in
the twentieth
century
Samurai
• “those who
serve;” Japanese
warriors similar
to the knights of
medieval Europe
Bushido
• “the way of the
warrior;” the
strict code by
which Japanese
samurai were
supposed to live
Shogun
• “general,” a
powerful military
leader in Japan
Kingdom of Ghana
• Kingdom of west Africa
(750-1200 A.D.), made
iron weapons and
gained control of the
major trade routes.
Controlled the salt and
gold caravans. Kings
taxed all trade passing
through the region.
Kingdom of Mali
• Kingdom of west
Africa (1240-1400
A.D.). Conquered the
capital of Ghana in
1240. Took control of
the gold and salt
trade. Rulers
converted to Islam.
Kingdom of Songhai
• The west African
Kingdom of Songhai
(1464-1600). Grew
rich from trade
across Sahara. Its
people were
Muslims; expanded
trade with Europe
and Asia.
Gold-salt Trade
• Merchants, moving in
camel caravans
across the Sahara
desert, picked up
large blocks of salt on
their journey, to
exchange for gold.