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| Dry grassland of Central Asia |
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| Way of life of the Mongols of the grasslands |
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| Term for a Mongol clan leader |
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| Far eastern country conquered by the Great Khan |
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| Important psychological weapon employed by Genghis Khan |
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| New weapons and technology Genghis Khan adopted from his enemies |
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| Important Russian city destroyed by the Mongols |
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| Grandson of Genghis Khan, who ruled China |
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| Colorful term for the Mongol armies |
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| Modern name of the Mongol capital city in China |
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| Country to the east of China that Kublai Khan's naval fleet attacked twice |
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| Genghis Khan's policy toward people once he had conquered their lands |
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| Things other than trade goods that moved along the Eurasian trade routes |
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| bubonic plague, ideas, and/or inventions |
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| What "Genghis Khan" translates into in English |
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| Genghis Khan's birth name |
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| Period of stability and law and order across Eurasia under Mongol rule |
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| Country in the southwestern area of the empire ruled by the Ilkhanate |
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| Name of the Mongol dynasty in China |
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| Country in the northwestern area of the empire ruled by the Khanate of the Golden Horde |
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| Region where Kublai Khan's armies and navies suffered many defeats |
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| English meaning of the Persian word Mughal |
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| Area of India that often split into warring local kingdoms |
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| People who were second-class citizens under some Muslim rulers |
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| Stunning tombs built for Mumtaz Mahal |
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| Cause of popular revolts against the Mughal rulers in the 1600s |
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| Language of India's common people, a mixture of Persian and a local language |
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| People whose invasion of India in 711 went no farther than the Indus Valley |
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| Widespread destruction of monasteries caused a drastic decline in this religion in India. |
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| Chief builder of the Mughal empire, the founder's grandson, called "the Great" |
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| Ruler who was deeply interested in the arts and built a magnificent tomb for his wife |
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| What most Mughal rulers did to secure their throne |
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| Akbar's policy toward non-Muslims |
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| Warrior leader from Central Asia whose army destroyed Delhi in 1398 |
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| Timur the Lame (or Tamerlane) |
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| Capital of the sultanate that ruled much of northern India from 1206 to 1526 |
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| New "soldiers' language," a blend of Persian, Arabic, and Hindi |
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| Members of a religious group that organized into anti-Mughal military forces |
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| Real ruler of India during her husband Jahangir's reign |
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| Turkish sultan whose armies invaded India about 1000 |
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| The last strong Mughal ruler, who had to fight many rebellions |
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| Founder of the Mughal Empire in 1526 |
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| Land where the Safavid Empire was located |
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| Powerful empire to the east of the Safavid Empire |
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| Powerful empire to the west of the Safavid Empire |
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| Native language of the Safavids and Seljuks |
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| Western attacks against the Seljuks in Palestine |
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| Branch of Islam to which the Safavids belonged |
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| Branch of Islam to which the Seljuks converted |
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| Ancient Persian title for king adopted by Safavid and Seljuk rulers |
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| Most outstanding Safavid ruler |
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| Persian trade item much in demand in the West |
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| Persian city the Seljuks took in 1055 |
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| Body of water that formed the southern boundary of the Safavid Empire |
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| the Persian Gulf (or Indian Ocean) |
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| Empire that the Seljuks defeated in the Battle of Manzikeet in 1071 |
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| Famous Persian poet patronized by the Seljuk sultan |
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| Invaders who crushed the remnants of the Seljuk Empire |
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| Kurdish leader of the Seljuk military who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 |
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| Most famous Seljuk sultan |
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| Title of the Seljuk ruler's prime minister |
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| Persian city that was the capital of both the Seljuk and Safavid Empires |
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| Teenage ruler who established the Safavid Empire |
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| Muslim empire that the Seljuks migrated into around 970 |
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| New weapon the Ottomans used to capture walled cities |
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| Basis of the Ottoman soldiers' military success |
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| Native language of the Ottomans |
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| Land where the Ottomans originated |
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| Area that the Ottomans migrated into that became the core of the empire |
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| Original way of life of the Ottomans |
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| Ottoman ruler and military leader who captured Constantinople in 1453 |
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| New Ottoman name for the city of Constantinople |
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| West European city besieged by Ottomans in 1529 and 1683 |
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| Ottoman sultan called "the Lawgiver" and "the Magnificent" |
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| Elite troops of slaves who were former Christians |
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| Term for an Ottoman ruler, meaning "overlord" or "one with power" |
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| European area captured by the Ottomans |
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| Architectural masterpiece of Suleiman's reign |
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| Magnificent Christian church in Constantinople that became a magnificent mosque |
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| Ruler who gave his name to the Ottomans |
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| Royal architect under Suleiman |
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| Brutal Ottoman ruler who took Mecca, Medina, and Cairo |
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| Non-Muslim religious communities |
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| Council that advised the Ottoman rulers |
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| Nations who destroyed the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 |
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