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Worksheets(U3) Gunpowder Kingdoms
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
The Ottoman Empire controlled trade between Europe and Asia during the 14th-15th Century.
True
False
Both the Ottoman Empire and Feudal Japan had strong a bureaucracy.
True
False
The Gunpowder Empires did all of the following EXCEPT....
Replace the power gap left by the end of Mongol Empire
Promoted/Supported the faith of Islam
Utilized gunpowder(cannons&firearms) to grow their territory
Invented the Printing Press to spread their new ideas
