1. It’s Time to Play Jeopardy! Special Edition Hosted by Mr. Werner

2. Here Are The Categories

3. Foot Stools (Ottomans)

4. Little Kids (Safavids)

5. Skiing (Mughals)

6. Location, Location, Location

7. The Crescent, the Moon, and Other Nouns

8. Foot Stools (Ottomans) Little Kids (Safavids) Skiing (Mughals) Location, Location The Crescent, the Moon, and Other Nouns 100 200 300 400 500

9. These were the elite foot soldiers of the Ottoman Empire recruited from the local Christian population primarily in the Balkans (devshirme)

10. The Janissaries

11. An advanced military tactic/weapon used by the Ottomans to defeat enemies

12. Cannon

13. Known as the “magnificent,” this sultan dominated military, political, and social power during the height of the Ottoman Empire

14. Suleiman/Suley man

15. His armies sacked Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire

16. Mehmet II

17. Ottoman architecture achieved its zenith because of this man

18. Mimar Sinan

19. Founder of the Safavid Dynasty

20. Shah Ismail

21. The Safavids were what sect of the two major ones in Islam?

22. Shi’ites/Shias

23. Under this man, the Safavids reached the high point of their glory with a superior army and weapons

24. Shah Abbas

25. Like every empire in this unit, the Safavid had many different types of people and many different types of languages called _____ and _____.

26. Multicultural and Multilingistic

27. Silk, Persian carpets, and Persian paintings portraying what were popular in the Safavid Empire?

28. Movement/Action

29. Known as “the Tiger” this founder had lineage to the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and was able to take Delhi (India) in the 16th century

30. Babur “The Tiger”

31. This ruler, and grandson of Babur, used heavy artillery and negotiation with the indigenous people of the region to create an empire

32. Akbar “The Great”

33. Although the Mughals were Muslims, these Hindus were given low-ranking official jobs of collecting taxes (often for military purposes) and overseeing lands in a feudal society

34. Zamindars

35. Mughals had Paintings/Motifs, but were probably best known for this mausoleum built by Shah Jahan

36. Taj Mahal

37. The Mughal emperors often married Hindu women and made these women part of there concubines known as a

38. Harem

39. Created a vast empire surrounding the Mediterranean and is present day Turkey

40. Ottomans

41. This former empire was originally located in most of present day Iran

42. Safavids

43. This former empire was located in present day Pakistan and India

44. Mughal

45. This Empire expanded into parts of North Africa

46. Ottomans

47. City in which the Taj Mahal resides

48. Agra

49. This sect of Islam believes that anybody can lead the religion of Islam

50. Sunni(s)

51. This sect of Islam believes that only a direct descendant of Muhammad can lead the religion

52. Shi’ite(s)/Shia(s )

53. Five duties that every Muslim follows are called…

54. Five Pillars

55. The main prophet and main book of faith

56. Muhammad and Koran/Quran

57. This sect of Islam has a mystical belief in Islam

58. Sufis/Sufism

59. Final Jeopardy

60. Under Ottoman bureaucracy, what was a vizier?

61. A vizier is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Ottoman government.