| A | B |
|---|
| Ottoman Empire | muslim empire controlled Western Asia, North Africa and Europe; gunpowder empire |
| Byzantine Empire | Christian and Greek empire overcome by the Ottomans |
| Anatolian Peninsula | modern day Turkish region intesection of Asia and Europe; Ottoman control |
| Janissary | local Christians who converted to Muslim; elite guard of Sultans |
| "Gunpowder Empire" | How and Why Ottomans became strong military conquerers |
| Pasha | Ottoman administrator who collected taxes, etc. |
| Sultan | supreme head of Ottoman Inherited authority from father |
| Harem | private domain of Sutan and his wives |
| Grand Vizier | chief minister to the Sultan |
| Ulema | religious advisors to the Sultan |
| Shah | SHiite kings of Safavids; descendants of Prophet Muhammad |
| Zaminder | government tax collector for Akbar Mogul empire |
| Sinan | greatest of all Ottoman architects; 81 mosques |
| suttee | Hindu costom of cremating living wife with dead husband; forbidden by moguls |
| Safavid | Muslim empire controlled Persia and central Asia; lost empire to Ottomans; allied with Europe |
| Moguls | Muslim conquerers of India; ruler was Babur |
| India | land bordered by Persia and Himalayas; conquered by Moguls |
| Isfahan | capital of the Safavids |
| Babur | founder of the Mogul dynasty |
| Akbar | Mogul Emperor or India; conquered with heavy artillery; allowed non- Muslims to have office |
