Ch 18 Study Guide
Name: _______________________________________________________ Period: ____________
1. Vocab:
a. Allah
b. Koran
c. Mosque
d. emir
e. ghazi
f.. infidels
g. cultural blending
h. khanates
i. Mughals
2. Who is the most important prophet to Muslims?
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
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Who do Muslims pray to?
Who are the “people of the book”?
3. What were the militaristic people who inhabited Anatolia like before the formation of the Ottoman Empire?
4. Who united the Ottoman Empire?
5. How was the Ottoman Empire governed?
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6. At its peak, how many continents did the Ottoman Empire span?
Who was the leader of the Ottoman Empire when it reaches its peak?
7. What event would lead to the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
Why did it lead to their decline?
8. What are the causes of cultural blending?
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What are the results of cultural blending?
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9. What empire became the largest unified land empire in history?
10. Where was the Mughal Empire?
11. What were were characteristics of the rule of Akbar?
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12. Who did Aurangzeb give the port of Bombay to?