What are the definitions of these words?
1. Mausoleum
2. Dowry
3. Revenue
4. Compumption
5. Embellish
6. Janissary
7. Shah
8. Conscription
9. Petition
10. Taiga
11. Tsar
12. Tundra
13. Steed
14. Resolve
15. Travelers
1. Mausoleum - a building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs.
2. Dowry - property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
3. Revenue - income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature.
4. Consumption - the using up of a resource.
5. Embellish - to make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
6. Janissary - a member of an elite military unit of the Ottoman Empire, made up of Christian boys who were converted to Islam and trained as soldiers.
7. Shah - a title of the former monarch of Iran.
8. Conscription - compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
9. Petition - a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.
10. Taiga - a biome with coniferous forest stretching across Eurasia and North America.
11. Tsar - an emperor of Russia before 1917.
12. Tundra - a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
13. Steed - a horse, especially a riding horse.
14. Resolve - settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter).
15. Travelers - people who are traveling or who often travel.
1. According to Çelebi’s own writing, what three cities were his top priority travel
destinations? Did he ever visit these places?
2. What does Çelebi’s description of the royal procession in Constantinople tell readers
about his opinion of his own city?
3. What ritual do pilgrims observe as they enter Medina?
4. How did the Ottomans gain power to spread throughout eastern Europe, northern
Africa, and Arab lands?
5. What details in the text explain why the Europeans gave Süleyman the title “the
Magnificent”? What details explain why the Ottomans called him “Süleyman the
Lawgiver”?
6. Along what bodies of water did the Ottoman Empire extend?
7. How did the similarities and differences between the Safavids and Ottomans lead
to their constant struggle for power?
8. What lands were in dispute between the Safavids and the Ottomans?
9. How did the lives of women change after Shah Abbas died? Why did this change
occur?
10. Describe signs of weakness in the Ottoman military and economy in the 17th
century.
11. Why did calligraphy and illustrated books remain a priority in Ottoman art?
12. Why were Ottoman textiles popular in Europe?
13. How did Akbar’s policy of religious tolerance help the Mughals maintain control
of India?
14. What was the result of the Mughal policy of granting tax-exempt status to new
settlements?
15. How did Nur Jahan’s foreign and domestic trade policies support the diffusion of
cultures?
16. What were some of the greatest Qing accomplishments?
17. By how much did the Qing Empire expand from the size of the previous Ming
dynasty?
18. How did Qing trade practices with Europeans turn the balance of trade in China’s
favor?