The Early Modern Era: 1450-1750, the Islamic Empires

The Early Modern Era: 1450-1750, The Islamic Empires

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Andrus AP World History Ch 27 #1 Reading Study Guide P. 594-604

1. What was the Peacock Throne?

2. What was the Taj Mahal?

3. What areas were ruled by the Ottoman Empire?

4. What was the devshirme? The Janissaries?

5. Why do you think the Janissaries were so loyal to the Ottoman Empire?

6. Why did Mehmed II consider himself the ruler of “two lands” and “two seas”?

7. Briefly describe the conquests and activities of Suleiman the Magnificent.

8. What were the years of Suleiman’s reign?

9. Why do you think Suleiman was so troubling to European rulers?

Read “Ghislain de Busbeq’s Concerns about the Ottoman Empire”

10. Why might he have assumed that conflict between Turkish and Hapsburg forces was inevitable?

11. Briefly describe the rise of the Safavids. Where did they rule?

12. What is Twelver Shiism?

13. What is the significance of the Battle of Chaldiran?

14. Why was Shah Abbas called “the great”? The Early Modern Era: 1450-1750, The Islamic Empires 15. Who was Babur? Where did he initially rule?

16. How did Babur come to found the Mughal Empire?

17. How did Akbar come to power after Babur?

18. What kind of ruler was Akbar? What was his attitude toward religion?

Read “A Conqueror and His Conquests: Babur on India”

19. What does Babur’s reaction to India suggest about his views of his own central Asian homeland?

20. What conquests did Aurangzeb attempt? What was his religious temperament like?

21. In what ways were the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires similar in foundation?

22. In what ways were the similar in Religion? How did the notion of ghazi play into these empires?

23. How did the early rulers of these empires embody the Steppe traditions of rule?

24. What problems did these traditions cause?

How did some women exert some influence in these empires?

25. Ottoman:

26. Safavid:

27. Mughal: