Which of the following was NOT a "Gunpowder" Empire during the 1450-1700 time period?

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• Mughal Empire

The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.

• Janissaries

• Jizyas

• Slavs

• None of the Above

In 1453, the Ottomans attacked Constantinople & conquered the ________ Empire

• Persian

• Roman

• Mughal

• Byzantine

The greatest Ottoman sultan was ___________ who came to power in 1520

• Romulus the Great

• Alexander the Great

• Suleyman the Magnificent

• James III

Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).

• Shi'a

• Sunni

• Abraham's

• Moses'

Safavid rulers were called ___________, using the Persian title for king

• Sultans

• Caliphates

• Monarchs

• Shahs

The greatest ruler of the Safavid Empire was ___________ who came to power in 1587

• Bubar

• Shah Abbas

• Alexander the Great

• Muhammed

In 1494, ___________ became king of the Mughals, expanded the army, & began invasions into India to create his empire

• Babur

• Sulaman

• Suleyman

• Shah

In 1556, Babur’s grandson Akbar became king of the Mughal Empire & expanded the empire into almost all of ___________.

• Spain

• Israel

• China

• India

The best example of Akbar’s tolerance was his creation of a new religion called the ___________, which blended ideas from a number of big religions (Islam, Hindu, Christianity).

• Absolute Religion

• New Religion

• Divine Faith

• Old Religion