Gunpowder Empires-Introduction(Unit 3)

What are the gunpowder empires?

• They are large, multi-ethnic states in Central, South, and Southwest Asia.

• They have a mix of religions and culture.

• They are small empires in Africa.

• They are Calvary based empires.

Why are they called gunpowder empires?

• They use gunpowder weapons to establish and expand their control.

• They thought it sounded cool.

• They use really large fireworks to scare others.

What are example states of the gunpowder empires?

• Ottoman Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Mougal Empire

• The Mongol Empire

What are similar traits of the gunpowder empires?

• The governments are Muslim.

• They descended from Turkic nomads (Origin=Central Asia)

• Spoke Turkic Language

• They took advantage of a power vacuum.

• They rely on gunpowder weapons.

A power vacuum happened when the Mongol Empire broke up. What is a power vacuum?

• It is when the leader dies, and there is a scramble for a new leader.

• It is when your vacuum is super strong.

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Where was Tamerlane(Timur the/of Lame) from?

• Timurid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Mougal Empire

Tamurlane is_______and_______.

• half-Mongol

• half-Turkic

• half-Spanish

Tamurlane was a Mongol-Turkic ruler in the late 14th century.

• True

• False

Tamurlane's area of control was____________________________.

• the Middle East

• Central Asia

• South Asia

• East Asia

What is true about the Ghazi Ideal?

• It means "Sword of Islam"/warrior freedom

• They are fighting for Islam.

• They are the ideal person.

• They have idealistic views.