20 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Amida
History; World history
An ancient Roman city located in the Southeastern part of what is now modern Turkey. It is the ancient name of Diyarbakır.
Baba'i Rebellion
History; World history
A three-year religio-political rebellion of the Turkmen of Anatolia against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum. It was led by a charismatic preacher Baba Ishak in 1239 until he was hanged in 1241. It was ...
the young turks
History; World history
The Young Turks were a coalition of various groups favouring reformation of the administration of the Ottoman Empire. The movement was against the monarchy of Ottoman Sultan and favoured a ...
Nine Light Doctrine
History; World history
Alparslan Türkeş, who is the founder of the far right Nationalist Movement Party, released a political pamphlet titled The Nine Lights Doctrine in 1965 listing nine basic principles that formed the ...
Saracen
History; World history
In the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
witenagemot
History; World history
Witenagemot(meeting of wise men) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated before the 7th century until the 11th century.
Cyrus the Great
History; World history
He ruled from 559 BC until his death in 530 BC. He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.
