Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Chapter 21+22 GSPRITE NOTES

Here they are.........Sorry for the delay.  The internet has not reached remote parts of Northern Minnesota.  Hope everyone is enjoying the break!


Geography
Where was the original base of the Ottoman Empire located?
In what modern-day country was the Safavid Empire located?

Social
Janissaries
In Ottoman society, who was the head of the central bureaucracy?

Political
Mehmed II
How did the Ottoman Empire determine who would lead after the death of the sultan?
Reasons for the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires
Red Heads
Abbas the Great
Babur
What dynasty takes over after the fall of the Ming?

Religious
Ottoman vs. Safavid Empires (what variants of Islam dominated each)
Din-i-Ilahi

Intellectual/Technology
Suleymaniye
What was the official language of the Ottoman and Safavid courts?
Reforms of the Ming Empire
Why were voyages of Zheng He abandoned?

Economic
What European nation first threatened the Ottoman monopoly on Indian and East African trade?
Primary products of the Arab, Indian and Asian trade zones
Why would Europeans not trade gold/silver for Chinese products?

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