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29 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following did Athen's conquer first?
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Athen's
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On which continents had the Ottomans gained territory by 1481?
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Europe and Asia
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By what year had the Ottoman empire reached its farthest southern extent?
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1520
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By what year did the Ottomans control Hungary?
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1566
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In 1520, What region of the Ottoman Empire was separated from its main territories?
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Algeria
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Which empire had the smallest territory?
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Kingdom of Mali
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Which empire had the second largest population?
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Mughal Empire
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How many people were in the British Empire at its height?
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430 million people
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How much larger was the Roman Empire's territory than the Mughal empire?
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2.2 million square miles
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How much larger was the population of Han Dynasty at its height than the population of the Ottoman Empire?
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82 million
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What contributed to the decline of both the Ottoman and Safavid Empire?
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Religious Rebellion
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All of the following contributed to the cultural blending that created Ottoman culture EXCEPT
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Religioius Rebellions
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Originally, the Safavids were members of
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An Islamic religious brotherhood
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Isma'il conquered most of what is now
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Iran
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The person who rebuilt Esfahan was
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Shah Abbas
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The group that provided the model on which the Safavids based their government was
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The ottomans
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The Ottoman Empire reached its peak size and grandeur during his reign
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Suleyman 1
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In the west he was called Othman and his followers were known as Ottomans
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Osman
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He was known both as "Lawgiver" and as the "Magnificent"
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Suleyman 1
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He earned the title "the conquerer" by leading the Ottomans in conquering Constantinople
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Mehmed II
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He was a warrior &able ruler, turned the Hagia Sofia into a mosque and changed Constantinople to Istanbul
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Mehmed II
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IN the 16th entury, this warrior and conquerer from Sumarkand in briefly interrupted thethe Ottoman Empire
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Timur the Lame
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He conquered Russia, Persia, and Northern India. He dies on his way to conquer China
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Timur the Lame
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He captured Meca/Medina/Cairo, + expanded the Ottoman Empire into Syria, Palestine, and North Africa
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Selim the Grim
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As the first Ottoman leader, he built a small state in Anatolia that his successors would expand
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Osman
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He expanded the Ottoman Empire all over & he streamlined a government bureaucracy, simplified taxation and law
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Suleyman
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What did Isma'il do that enraged to Ottomans?
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He destroyed the Sunni population of Baghdad.
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Why did Shah Jahan ignore his peoples' needs?
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He was more interested in architecture and his wife<3
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Why did Mughal rulers turn against the Sikhs in India?
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The Sikhs protected Jahanirs son, so Mughals killed their teacher
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