Boom goes the Empire

​Boom goes the Empire

• ​I can describe the development and geographical extent of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires

• I can describe the cultural contributions of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires

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Learning Targets

• Muslims learned how to successfully weaponize gunpowder

• ancient walls that protected cities were no match for the new cannons

• The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires used gunpowder plus the composite bow plus traditional cavalry to successfully expand

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Gunpowder Empires

Multiple Choice

Why are these empires called the "gunpowder empires"

• They used weaponized gunpowder to expand their empires

• They used gunpowder as in religious celebrations

• They used gunpowder to celebrate their independence days

• They did not use gunpowder at all, the name is stupid

Step 1: Draw the Base

• In 1300s the Ottomans were expanding

• Timur, a Turk-Mongol challenged this by capturing the Sultan leading to a civil war

• Mehmed II conquered Constantinople renaming it Istanbul in 1453

• 1494 - Suleyman the Magnificent led the empire into the golden age

  • improved justice system

  • built roads, fortresses, bridges, mosques

  • supported the arts

  • allowed for religious diversity

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Ottoman Empire

Multiple Choice

Who renamed Constantinople to Istanbul?

• Timur

• Suleyman the Magnificent

• Mehmed II

• Ali the Awesome

Multiple Choice

Who issued the golden age of the Ottoman Empire?

• Timur

• Suleyman the Magnificent

• Babur

• Ali the Awesome

Step 2: Add Domes and Arches

• In 1500, the Safavids lost land to the Ottomans and the Uzbeks

• Ismail declared himself Shah and forced everyone to convert from Sunni to Shi'ite

• Shah Abbas the Great reformed the military and defeated the Uzbeks in 1587

  • centralized the government

  • encouraged foreign trade/make carpets

  • Lowered taxes

  • Tolerated non-Muslims

• Unfortunately after his death in 1629 the empire declined and eventually ended in 1722

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Safavid Empire

Multiple Choice

Who was "the great" in the Safavid empire?

• Shah Abbas

• Timur

• Shah Jahan

• Babur

Multiple Choice

What made him "the great"?

• Tolerated Non-Muslims

• Lowered Taxes

• Encouraged Trade

• All of the Above

Step 3: Add Spires and Inner Windows

• Began in 1526 when Babur conquered the Turkish Muslims in Delhi

• Akbar created peace when he married a Hindu princess

  • fewer taxes

  • promoted the arts

  • combined Persian, Hindu and Islamic architecture

• Aurangzeb ended religious tolerance, destroying Hindu temples, ended spending on arts

• Civil war between Muslims and Hindus

• Shah Jahan followed Akbar and created a tomb for his favorte wife that combined all three

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Mughal Empire

Multiple Choice

Who created peace with the Hindis by marrying a Hindu princess?

• Timur

• Akbar

• Babur

• Jahan

Multiple Choice

Who built the Taj Mahal?

• Jahan

• Timur

• Babur

• Akbar

• Islam

  • Calligraphy

  • Onion Domes and

    Minarets

• Hindu

  • Lotus motif

  • Finial - Kalash (sacred pot)

• Persian

  • Arched gateway

  • Symmetry

Multiple Select

What two things do I say are very important?

• Writing

• Trade

• Peace

• Religion

• Reading

Step 4: Add reflecting pool, minarets, and extra details