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Islam |
Muslim traders helped to spread this |
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paper making |
Muslims learned about gunpowder and this from the Chinese |
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India |
oranges, cotton, and rice were trade goods Muslims got from |
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Number System |
the Muslims adopted this idea from India |
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Africa |
gold, salt, ivory, and slaves came from |
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clothes |
non-Muslims were required to wear special |
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taxes |
non-Muslims were required to pay special |
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astrolabe |
a device that used the stars to help find a person's location |
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algebra |
Al-Khwarizimi developed this mathematical idea |
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Smallpox |
Ar-Razi helped doctors identify and treat this disease |
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1001 Nights |
a collection of stories from around Arabia including Aladdin, Sinbad, and Ali Baba |
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minarets |
towers attached to mosques from which Muslims were called to prayer |
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calligraphy |
decorative writing |
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people & animals |
because they believe only Allah can create life, Muslims do not create pictures of |
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Byzantine |
the Ottomans conquered large parts of this empire |
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janissaries |
slave soldiers used by the Ottomans |
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Constantinople |
the city that was captured by the Ottomans in 1453 |
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Suleyman |
the Ottomans conquered North Africa and Eastern Europe under him |
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cannons |
this weapon allowed the Ottomans to conquer Constantinople |
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millets |
communities of non-Muslims in the Ottoman empire |
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harem |
a group of upper class Ottoman women who had to live separate from men |
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Shia |
this group of Muslims believed that only a direct descendant of Muhammad should be the leader of the Muslims |
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Sunni |
this group of Muslims believe anyone who is a good Muslim should be allowed to be the leader of the Muslims |
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Shiism |
Shah Esma'il wanted to make this the official religion of the Safavid empire |
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Ottoman |
the Safavids were often at war with this empire |
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Abbas |
this Shah strengthened the Safavid army by using slave soldiers and gunpowder weapons |
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Safavid |
this empire was famous for its buildings with bright colors and glazed tiles |
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carpets |
the Safavid were famous for creating this type of art |
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Babur |
he started the Mughal empire |
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India |
the Mughal empire was located here |
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Akbar |
this leader of the Mughals got rid of the special taxes on other religions and allowed them into the government |
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rebeled |
because the new emperor began to discriminate against other religions, the Mughal people |
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Mughal |
this empire blended Hindu, Muslim, and Persian cultures |
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Taj Mahal |
this famous building of the Mughal empire was built as a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife |
