Islam in India and the Ottoman Empire

India and the Muslim Empire...
Textbook pages 138 - 142

Vocabulary:
sultan
rajah
Sikhism

I.  Delhi Sultanate
    A.  Defeat of Hindus - Archers on horseback v. Indian Elephants
                                        Hindu princes were not united
                                         Lower castes joined Muslims
   B.  Muslim rule changed society and government
   C.  Mongol invasion led to end of Delhi Sultanate
II. Muslim and Hindus
     A.  Hindu-Muslim differences
     B.  Blending of cultures
     C. Sikhism
III.  Mughal India
      A.  Babur - claimed descent from Mongols (Genghis Khan and Tamerlane)
      B.  Akbar the Great - Babur's grandson
      C.  Akbar's successors and the Taj Mahal

Ottoman Empire
textbook pages 143 - 147

Vocabulary:
Ottomans
shah
janizary

I. Expansion of Ottoman Empire
    A.  Constantinople = Istanbul
    B. Suleyman - wise and capable, strengthened government, vizier and bureaucracy
II. Ottoman Culture
     A.  Classes of Society
     B.  janizaries
    C.  Decline of the Ottomans
III. Safavid Empire
      A.  Shah Abbas the Great
     B.  Safavid Decline - Shiite v. Sunni continues