Sultan

King or ruler of a Muslim coutry

Jannisary

Soldier of the elite guard of the Ottoman Trks

Ottoman

Empire ruled over Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe for over 600 years. It was most powerful in the 15th and 16th centuries

Mughal

Empire in Northern India from the 1500's to 1700's

-Islam religious rulers

-Hinduism people

Sikh

Religion of India

-practiced religious tolerance, equality, social justice and service to humanity

Taj Mahal

extremely large monument built by Shah Jahan as a monument for his dead wife

Daimyo

Large land owners that controlled the armies that provided service to the Shogun

Tokugawa Shogunate

Military Government that ruled over Japan 1603-1868

Edict on Nantes

Official order that provided religious tolerance as well as civil rights for the Huguenots (protestants) in a mostly Roman Catholic community

Skepticism

Attitude of doubt

Paris

Capital and largest city of France

Absolute Monarch

One person (King or Queen) has complete power over the state