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Flashcards by jessixelizabeth, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by jessixelizabeth
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| Mehemed the Conquerer | (reigned 1451-1481) Captured Constantinople in 1453; it became Istanbul, the Ottoman capital. Absolute Monarchy, centralized state. Expanded to Serbia, Greece, Albania, attacked Italy. |
| Suleyman the Magnificent | (reigned 1520-1566) Sultan Selim the Grim (reigned 1512-1520) occupied Syria and Egypt. Suleyman the mag. expanded into southwest Asia and central Europe. Suleyman also built a navy powerful enough to challenge European fleets. |
| The Safavid Empire | Turkish conquerors of Persia and Mesopotamia. Founder Shah Ismail (reigned 1501-1524) claimed ancient Persian title of Shah. Proclaimed Twelver Shiism the official religion; imposed in on Sunni population. Followers known as qizilbash (or "red hats") |
| Triangular Trade | |
| Twelver Shiism | Traced origins to twelve ancient shiite imams. Ismail believed to be the twelfth or "hidden" imam, or even an incarnation of Allah. |
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