Gunpowder Empires Overview

This Islamic empire was located in present-day Turkey and the Anatolian peninsula.

• Ottoman

• Mughal

• Qing

• Safavid

This empire was different from its neighbors because it followed Shia Islam rather than Sunni.

• Ottoman

• Mughal

• Qing

• Safavid

This early modern empire was located in present-day Iran and Iraq.

• Mughal

• Safavid

• Russia

• Mughal

This Islamic empire was located in the northern part of present-day India.

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Mughal

• Vijayanagara

Which city was the capital of the OTTOMAN empire?

• Baghdad

• Delhi

• Istanbul

• Ankara

This empire was founded by Shah Ismail when he was a teenager.

• Mughal

• Ottoman

• Timurid

• Safavid

The Ottoman empire relied on an elite guard made up of converted Christians called . . .

• Mughal

• Janissaries

• Sultans

• ulema

Akbar -- of the Mughal empire -- was known for being . . .

• very tolerant of different religions

• a Muslim who converted to Christianity

• a leader who led to economic downturn for the empire

• a peaceful merchant

True or False: the population of the Mughal empire was all Muslim

• True

• False

What was the primary way that all 3 empires expanded their territory?

• mass conversion to Islam

• gunpowder weapons

• peaceful negotiation

• establishment of trade relationships