Ch. 19 Muslim Empires Vocab

a soldier in the elite guard of the Ottoman Turks-created by the capture and conversion of Christian boys

• Zamindar

• Janissary

• Suttee

• Ulema

a group of religious scholars who served as advisers to the Ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims.

• Ulema

• Zamindar

• Janissary

• Sultan

a king from the Safavid Empire (Persia or Iran)

• Zamindar

• Sultan

• Shah

• Ulema

political disorder; lawlessness, chaos

• Anarchy

• Ulema

• Suttee

• Zamindar

the Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre.

• Janissary

• Zamindar

• Pasha

• Suttee

Traditional beliefs, especially in religion.

• Orthodoxy

• Janissary

• Ulema

• Anarchy

the Ottoman sultan’s chief minister who carried the main burdens of the state and who led the council meetings.

• Pasha

• Grand Vizier

• Zamindar

• Harem

“sacred place”; the private domain of an Ottoman sultan, where he and his wives resided.

• Suttee

• Shah

• Harem

• Orthodoxy

the military and political head of state under the Ottomans. “Holder of Power”, King, or leader

• Sultan

• Shah

• Ulema

• Suttee

an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through their mastery of firearms.

• Sultan

• Gunpowder Empire

• Shah

• Janissary