(U3) Gunpowder Kingdoms

The Safavid Empire believed that their leaders should be descendant of the bloodline of the prophet Muhammad. This is what type of Islam?

• Sunni

• Shi'a/Shi'ite

• Sufi

What explains why the Islamic Empires utilized gunpowder and firearms before the Europeans did?

• Geography (they were closer to China than Europe was)

• Socially (they shared a similar social structure)

• Religiously (they shared the same religion with China)

• Economically (they shared similar tastes in clothes, food, etc)

The Islamic Gunpowder Empires were able to grow and expand following the collapse of which previous empire?

• Mongol Empire

• Han Dynasty

• Abbasid Dynasty

• Roman Empire

All three Gunpowder Empires were led by 'absolute rulers'

• True

• False

Easily selecting their next ruler/monarch was an issue for each of the Gunpowder Empires.

• True

• False

Which Gunpowder Empires practiced the Sunni form of Islam?

• Mughal

• Safavid

• Ottoman

Which Gunpowder Empires practiced the Shi'a/Shi'ite form of Islam?

• Mughal

• Safavid

• Ottoman

Which Gunpowder Empires ruled over populations where, at least, half the population was non-Muslim (Christian, Hindu, etc.)?

• Mughal (India)

• Safavid (Persia)

• Ottoman (Turkey)

What is the ARABIC word for "king"?

• Shah

• Sultan

• Caliph

• Khan

What Greek leader once ruled over the territories of all three (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal) empires during his reign?

• Alexander II (the Great)

• Alexander I (the Mighty)

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar