WHAP Modern Unit 3 Vocab

German monk who initiated the Protestant Reformation in 1517.

• Jean Calvin

• John Locke

• Martin Luther

• Vasco da Gama

Turkic people who were unified under Mehmed I and established an empire that included most of the Arab world.

• Safavids

• Ottomans

• Persians

• Sikhs

Empire established in India by Babur

• Mughal Empire

• Sikh Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

Ottoman sultan who was responsible for the conquest of Constantinople

• Mehmed II

• Abu Bakr

• Muhammad ibn Qasim

• Mahmud II

Nomadic group that had origins in the Sufi mystic group and created a kingdom in the area of modern Iran

• Mughal

• Safavid

• Janissaries

• Ottomans

Name given to Safavid followers based on the headgear that they wore

• Red Heads

• Tunics

• Sultans

• Sikhs

Location of a major battle between Safavids and Ottomans where the Safavids were badly defeated

• Chaldiran

• Akbar

• Macao

• Canton

Rulers who could trace back their history to Ali

• Imams

• Sikhs

• Sunnis

• Akbars

Infantry divisions of the Ottoman military who were forced into military service

• Janissaries

• Red Heads

• Imams

• Sikhs

Famous architectural achievement built of Mughal India; originally built as a mausoleum for the wife of the Shah

• Taj Mahal

• Burj Khalifa

• Temple of Babur

• Aurangzeb Temple