Islam Outcome: Islamic Empires

1. Setting the Stage: Islamic Culture a. The Qur’an says “Men are the ______________of the affairs of _____________” and

“______________ ______________ are therefore ________________.” b. Qur’an also declares that men and women, ____ ______________, are __________ c. After the fall of Rome in 476, ______________ ______________ ____________ and

expanded much of the ____________ ______________ that had been gained d. In early 800s, the _______ of _______ was built in Baghdad; place where different cultures

worked side by side to ______ _____ from Greece, India, Persia and elsewhere into Arabic e. Muslim scientists made many advances in _____________ and _______________ f. Islam led to the rise of three important empires: The __________, ________, and ________

2. _________________________ a. Where were they located?

i. ________________ & _____________ (Modern day _____________) ii. By 1566, lands included ____________in the North, _________ in the South,

___________ in the West, and ______________ in the East b. Who were they?

i. Anatolia was home to many descendents of nomadic, ________________ ________ who had a long history of _________________________________

ii. Many Anatolian Turks saw themselves as ____________, or warriors for Islam iii. ________ was the most successful ghazi; followers called ___________ in the West iv. Ottomans successful military relied on _________________ v. _____________ and _______________ led expansion of empire through 1566

vi. Mehmed II captured ____________________ and opened it to Jews, Christians, and Muslims; Muslims renamed it ________________

vii. _________________ captured __________, __________, & Cairo for the Ottomans viii. By 1526, _____________ the ___________ controlled the Eastern Mediterranean

Sea, added Tripoli in North Africa, and extended power into Europe; was most powerful Monarch on earth

c. Why they are significant i. The Ottomans _________ ____________ to those they conquered; often

_____________ the lives of peasants living in their territories ii. Had one of the largest empires in history; lasted until _____________________

3. ________________________

a. Where were they located? i. East of _______________ but West of ______

ii. Part of the __________ __________ ________ b. Who were they?

i. Part of the _________ branch of Islam ii. Concentrated on building a powerful ________

iii. In 1501, Isma’il conquered modern day ______; gave himself Persian title of Shah & established ________ ________________ in that region (Still there today)

iv. Isma’il was a ___________ __________ who put anyone to death who didn’t covert to Shi’ism; also ____________ ___________ population

v. Ottoman leader Selim the Grim responded by ordering ____________ of upwards of ___________ _____________ in the Ottoman Empire

vi. ________ ___________ reformed the Safavid military and civilian life vii. He also ___________ __________ severely and hired foreigners in the gov’t

viii. Shah Abbas built beautiful city of ______________ in Iran 1. Esfahan had ___________ ___________ __________ in the city 2. Esfahan had intricate __________, metalwork, _______ & _______ work

ix. Shah Abbas __________________________________ leading to incompetent leaders and a swift decline of the empire soon after

c. Why they are significant i. Established ____________ __________________ in modern day _______

ii. Created ____________ _______________ still on display in Esfahan iii. Were an example of _________ _________ of Persian, Ottoman, and Arab cultures

4. The Mughals

a. Where were they located? i. Northern ________ eventually reaching _________ ______

b. Who were they? i. Descendents of the ______________

ii. A brilliant general named ___________ swept down into India and laid the foundation for the Mughal Empire

iii. Babur’s __________ ___________ ruled India with tolerance from 1556-1605 iv. Akbar had a strong military backed with ____________/_____________ which

allowed him to move south into the Deccan Plateau v. ____________ a land of _______ _____________ people

vi. Akbar believed in __________ _______________; he married, among others, two _____________, a ____________, and a ____________

vii. ______, ____________, language, and writing ____________ under Akbar’s empire viii. Akbar’s grandson ________ __________ built the beautiful ______ ____________

for his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died at age 39 giving birth to her _______ child ix. While Shah Jahan built, the country was ___________ and _____________ x. Shah Jahan’s 3rd son Aurangzeb drained the empire of resources, 2 million people

_______ of ___________, his subjects ___________ _________ to him anymore and the empire was crumbling

c. Why they are significant i. The Taj Mahal has become one of the most _____ pieces of __________in the world

ii. The decline of the Mughals _______________________________ to slowly come to dominate India, which will later lead the ______________________________

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