Expansion of Land-based Empires

Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule

• Manchu, Ming
• Zhou,  Han
• Manchu, Yuan
• Ming, Manchu

The founder of the Mughal Empire

• Akbar
• Aurangzeb
• Babur
• Osman Bey

Founder of the Safavid Empire

• Shah Ismail
• Shah Abbas
• Osman Bey
• Akbar

Founder of the Ottoman Empire

• Osman I

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Shah Ismail

• Aurangzeb

Which of the following most directly contributed to the expansion of the empires depicted here in the 16th century?

• Competition with Europe

• Mongol conquests

• Profits from Silk Road trade

• Gunpowder technology

Name That Empire: East Asia. Took power from Ming who took over after Yuan. Confucianism. Security motivated their move into Central Asia.

• A) Qing Empire

• B) Mughal Empire

• C) Safavid Empire

• D) Ottoman Empire

Name That Empire: Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah."

• A) Qing Empire

• B) Mughal Empire

• C) Safavid Empire

• D) Ottoman Empire

Name That Empire: M.East/N.Africa/Europe. Turks. Sunni Islam. Beat old Byzantine Empire. Fought Shia Muslims. Ruled by a "Sultan".

• A) Qing Empire

• B) Mughal Empire

• C) Safavid Empire

• D) Ottoman Empire

Name That Empire: South Asia. Sunni Muslims ruling over a majority Hindu population. Were religiously tolerant until Emperor Aurangzeb.

• A) Qing Empire

• B) Mughal Empire

• C) Safavid Empire

• D) Ottoman Empire

While it was diffused by the Mongols, who were the original inventors of gunpowder?

• The Romans

• The Byzantines

• The Chinese

• The Abbasids