What country was gunpowder invented in?
China
The Ottomans were founded in what territory or nation today?
Anatolia OR Asia Minor OR Turkey
The Safavid were in what territory or nation today?
Iran OR Persia
The Mughal Empire was founded in what modern nation?
India
This great American civilization invented what mathematical concept much earlier than Europeans. (Name the civilization and the concept)
What two commodities were primarily exchanged in the trans-Saharan trade?
Gold and salt
Name the two early uses for gunpowder weapons
Fireworks and Signal Flares
Who was the greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
Suleyman the Magnificent OR Suleyman I
Who was the greatest ruler of the Safavid Empire?
Shah Abbas OR Abbas the Great
Who was the greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire?
Akbar the Great
What is this? What great American civilization used it? Why?
Terraces were used by the Inca because they lived in mountains, which were difficult to farm in.
Taxing traders
Name 3 types of weapons developed by the Chinese
Any 3: Fire arrow, fire lance, cannons, catapults, bombs
Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire?
Osman
Who was the founder of the Safavid Empire?
Ismail I
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
Babur
What great civilization of the Americas would have created this? What was it's name and purpose?
Quipu was used by the Inca to record information
The gold miners were from what west African community?
Wangara
Sulfur, Saltpeter, Charcoal
What tax did the Ottomans take from conquered people? (The name and what they took)
The Safavid's greatest ruler moved the capital to what beautiful city?
Isfahan
Aurangzeb
What is this? What great American civilization used it? Why?
Chinampas were used by the Aztecs to create more suitable farmland because they lived in a swampy area.
What system of trade, used in the gold-salt trade, allowed goods to be exchanged without direct contact between traders?
Silent barter
Which people spread gunpowder out of China?
The Mongols
Mecca and Medina
The Safavid had a slave military force that was called what?
Golam
What leader of the Mughal built one of the New 7 Wonders of the World? What did he build? Why?
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife
Who conquered the Inca? Who conquered the Aztecs?
Inca: Pizarro
Aztec: Cortés
What does Ghana mean?
War Chief