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21 Cards in this Set
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Where was the Ottoman Empire established? |
Anatolia (turkey) |
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What did they rename Constantinople after they captured it? |
Istanbul |
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What was the ruler called? |
Sultan |
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What were janissaries? |
Captured Christian boys who were trained for military and converted to islam |
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What was the devshirme? |
Controlled janissaries and picking stuff¿??? |
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Who were the Raya? |
Commoners |
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What did Raya mean? |
Flock of sheep |
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What did the girls of conquered territories have to do? |
Become household slaves |
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Where they tolerant of religions? |
Generally, majority=Sunni muslim |
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What was their nickname? |
Sick man of europe |
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Why were they called the sick man of Europe? |
Took a long time for them to completely fall, just kept surviving weakly |
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What caused inflation in their empire? |
New world silver |
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What did the sultan do? |
Sat in his palace (looked pretty) Admin and janissary bureaucrats competed for power |
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Safavid empire |
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Who was Abbas the great? |
A shah |
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Where they tolerant of religions? |
No. Must be Shi'ite Muslim |
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What caused inflation |
New world silver |
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Where were they located |
Iran (center of Persian culture) |
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Istanbul |
Busy port city, walled palace, domes and minarets |
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Isfahan |
Inland city, open palace for polo games |
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What were women's roles in these 2 cities |
Seldom took place in public events |
