Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Mughal Empire
Old Stuff
Poutpourri
100

This city, conquered by the Ottomans in 1453, marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Constantinople 

100

The Safavid Empire was primarily located in this modern-day country.

Iran

100

The Mughal Empire was primarily located in this modern-day country.

India

100

The spread of gunpowder technology is often attributed to this Asian country.

China

100

He was from Wallachia.

Vlad the Impaler (Vlad III)

200

The Ottomans primarily followed this branch of Islam.

Sunni

200

The Safavid Empire adhered to this branch of Islam.

Shia

200

This Mughal ruler is known for his policy of religious tolerance and his creation of a syncretic faith known as Din-i Ilahi.

Akbar

200

This empire followed the Mali Empire in that region.

Songhai

200

Firearms were tightly controlled in these two countries because the elites were afraid they would lose their power

China and Japan

300

This elite Ottoman military unit was made up of enslaved Christian boys who were trained as soldiers.

Janissaries 

300

The Safavids were rivals of this neighboring empire to the west.

The Ottomans

300

The Mughal Empire reached its greatest territorial extent under this ruler, who also brought back the jizya tax.

Aurangzeb

300

Name the Chinese dynasties we have studied, in order.

Song, Yuan, Ming

300

The capital of the Aztec Empire.

Tenochtitlan

400

This Ottoman sultan was known as "The Magnificent" in Europe and "The Lawgiver" in his own empire.

Suleiman

400

This battle in 1514 resulted in a decisive Ottoman victory over the Safavids.

The Battle of Chaldiran

400

This was the first battle where Babur used gunpowder weapons to secure a Mughal victory

The Battle of Panipat

400

This is the capital of the Inca Empire

Cuzco

400

Babur used cannons to defeat this sultan's massive army.

Lodi

500

The naval battle of 1571 in which a European coalition defeated the Ottoman fleet.

Battle of Lepanto

500

This Safavid ruler revitalized the empire but got paranoid at the end of his reign.

Shah Abbass

500

He built the Taj Mahal.

Shah Jahan

500

He was the founder of the Mali empire.

Sundiata

500

Where was the engineer from who built the massive cannons used to break down the walls of Constantinople?

Hungary