Rise of the Ottomans

3. The Ottoman ruler whose vassals deserted him in battle to support Mongol invaders.
5. Elite infantry units acting as the Sultan’s bodyguards, household troops, and the first modern army in Europe
7. Son who expanded Ottoman rule into Europe.
9. They were used in battle, ultimately unsuccessfully, by the Delhi Sultanate against Mongol invaders in 1398.
11. "Overlord" or "one with power"; title for Ottoman rulers during the rise of the Ottoman Empire
13. Leader of the Ottoman Turks and the founder of the Ottoman dynasty
14. Empire, A collection of conquered countries, founded around 1299 by a former vassal of the Sultanate of Rum, that controlled eastern and southern lands around the Mediterranean sea
16. Mufti The name given to the highest official of religious law who interpreted and applied laws of Islam
17. The name given to interpreters for Ottoman officials and European diplomats and merchants

1. Turkic tribes that invaded southwestern Asia in the 11th century and eventually founded an empire that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and most of Iran.
2. A practice where the Sultan took Christian children and trained them to be government officials or Janissaries
4. At the Battle of _______ in 1389, the Ottomans defeated the Serbian army and made Serbia, a major Orthodox Christian state, a vassal.
6. Warriors fighting to expand and protect Islam's borders and influence.
8. Principalities or territories that made up the Sultanate of Rum.
10. Capital of the large empire that united Islamic people from the Middle East to Central Asia.
12. Mongol invaders were victorious at the Battle of ________ after they encouraged Ottoman vassals to become their allies.
15. Rebellious warrior and conqueror from Central Asia who briefly interrupted the expansion of the Ottomans in the early 1400s.