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23 Cards in this Set
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Ottomans (Turks)
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possibly the most famous Islamic empire; Classic Empire of Turks
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Jihad
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a "struggle" in Islam involving an internal struggle, religious warfare, or conversion to Islam
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Fall of Constantinople (1453)
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The takeover of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Turks under Mehmet the Conqueror
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Selim I
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an Ottoman emperorwho fought the Safavids and declared himself "the new caliph"
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the Balkans
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The land north of Greece and south of Bosnia and Serbia; controlled by the Ottoman Empire
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"Sultans"
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a Muslim leader/ruler, especially in a Turkish empire
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Devshirme
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The recruiting of Christian children (Ottoman Empire) to stem internal rebellion
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Janissaries
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the Sultan's elite infantry (Ottomans)
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Safavids
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a Shi'ite Persian Empire in the East that posed a great threat to the Ottomans
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"Sick man of Europe"
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Name for the Ottomans in the Late 19th century; result of debt to European countries
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Suez Canal, 1882
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When Egypt went bankrupt, GB and France seized this asset in this year
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Pogroms
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organized killings and persecution of Jews in Russia; supported by the government
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First Aliyah (1881-1903)
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the first mass migration by Jews to Palestine
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Theodore Herzl (Der Judenstaat, 1896)
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Book (writer also shown) arguing for a Jewishstate in Palestine
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Zionism
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belief in establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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Baron von Rothchild
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Wealthy European Zionist; head of World Zionist Org; Balfour Declaration addressed to him
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Hussein/McMahon correspondence (1914-15)
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Correspondence in which GB promises to liberate Arabs and protect holy lands if Arabs help fight the Ottomans
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Sykes-Picot Agreement (May 1916)
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The agreement in which France and Great Britain split the Levant and Iraq into mandates
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Balfour Declaration (1917)
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From James Balfour to Lord Rothchild: GB supports idea of a Jewish home in Palestine, but can't ingringe on rights of those already there
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Ghazis
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Muslim soldiers, esp. those fighting non-Muslims
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Faisal-Weismann Agreement (1919)
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Friendly understanding between Jews and Arabs at the end of WWI
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San Remo Conference (1920)
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WWI peace conference; treaty between Allies and Ottomans in which European nations get mandates in the Middle East
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Mandates
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areas of control
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