Gunpowder
Gunpowder was likely first developed by accident by alchemists in
China
The Ottoman bureaucracy was ____________.
Merit Based
Who founded the Safavid Empire?
Shah Ismail
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire and who was he a descendant of?
Babur.
Descendant of the Mongols/Genghis Khan
The idea that a monarch received their power from God is known as
Divine Right
By using gunpowder and gunpowder weapons in their conquests, the _____ were instrumental in spreading these items across Eurasia.
Mongols
How did the Ottomans deal with different cultures and religions within their empire?
By being generally tolerant & allowing separate groups to manage their own religious affairs.
Which region did the Safavids unite under their rule?
Persia
In the 1500’s a new empire arose in India under the _______ Dynasty.
Mughal
Gunpowder was first discovered by ______________
Daoist Alchemists
The military advances that resulted from the development of gunpowder weaponry.
Gunpowder Revolution
The Ottomans divided society into two broad classes: _______________ and the ______________.
The rulers and the ruled
____________ tried to act as a unifying power by standardizing weights and measures and spreading Shi’ism.
Tahmasp
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Babur confronted the army of Sultan Ibrahim at the Battle of Panipat. How did Babur defeat the sultan’s army?
Babur had 12,000 troops to the sultan’s 100,000, but Babur’s troops were skilled fighters equipped with muskets.
Prolonged life
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The first weapon designed for gunpowder use
Fire Lance or "Huo Qiang"
How did the Ottoman Empire end?
Loss in World War I.
How did the Sufavid Empire end?
It was conquered by Afghans.
________ ushered in a golden age of Indian civilization that lasted for more than two centuries.
Akbar
What did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires have in common as a source of revenue?
Trade
Because of Chinese advancements in gunpowder weapons, historians often consider ______to have been the first gunpowder empire.
The Ming
What was the religion of the Ottoman Empire?
Sunni Muslim
Who was the greatest Safavid leader and served until 1629?
Abbas
How did the Moghul Empire end?
It was taken over by the British.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Historically, China is considered to have four great inventions. Name two of them.
Paper, the compass, moveable type, and gunpowder.