Queue: A hairstyle common among the Manchu

Ming: Dynasty skilled in sailing Taiping Rebellion: 1850 to

1864 causing terrible destruction

Oda Nobunga: Major daimyo who later committed suicide

Matthew Perry: Presented letter from President Fillmore that urged the Japanese to accept the American Treaty

Consulates: Diplomatic offices headed by consuls

Ghazis: Turkish warriors for Islam Janissaries: War captives and Christian slaves soldiers Silk: By the 1600s, the

Ottoman government lost control of profitable silk

Red Hats: These were used by the Kizilbash, a Safavid army

Babur: A descendant of the Mongol leader Timmur Abbas: “The Great” became shah

Akbar: The greatest Mughal emperor, took the throne at the age of 13

Taj Mahal: Built as a tomb for Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal Aurangzeb: The princely title

of Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, who killed his older brother

Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Led Nobunaga’s army and the second of the overlords

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Hideyoshi’s most powerful vessal, succeded him as overlord

Timur: Turko-Mongol leader created an army and built his power in central Asia

Treaty of Kanagawa- Through this treaty, delivered by Perry, the Americans obtained fuel, shelter, and supplies

Hsuan-yeh: Qing emperor, who ruled the country with traditional Chinese techniques

Philology- Qing scholars studied this, which was the history of literature and language.

White Lotus Rebellion- Members of a Buddhist cult (White Lotus Society) led the revolt, later the Qing dynasty started to decline

Opium War- A conflict between China and Britain in a naval battle

Free Trade- Developed in the West as a result of Mercantilism, “Bristish traders who did not work for the British East India Company resented the company’s monopoly on tea trade”

Suleyman- Greatest Ottoman sultan, ruled from 1520 to 1566

Mehmed II- Conquereed Constantinople in 1453

Millets- Organized separate religious communities

Safi od-Din- head of Safavid family Abbas- Became shah Rajputs- Indian warrior

princes who challenged Delhi sultans

Aurangzeb- Killed his older brother, imprisoned Shah Jahan, and declared himself emperor