The Ottomans‚Safavids‚and Mughals were powerful Muslim empires that were successful due to their access to gunpowder‚and good leadership early on in the start of the empires.The 3 gunpowder empires had difficulty sustaining power due to mistreatment of peasantry‚and poor leadership‚ which led to their decline in 1700 CE. One of the reasons that the empires were so successful‚ was because of gunpowder‚which gave them an advantage over other nations.This is shown when Father Paul Simon wrote about
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Gunpowder Empires DBQ Before the 1700s‚ three of the major empires were called the Gunpowder Empires: the Ottomans of Turkey‚ the Safavids of Iran‚ and the Mughals of India. Although the Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughal Empires had strong bureaucracies and economic prosperity‚ they also had absolute rulers who denied their citizens basic civil rights. One of the strengths of the Gunpowder Empires was their strong bureaucracies based on meritocracy. Jahangir‚ a Mughal Emperor‚ stated that “where I
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created by the Chinese during the tang dynasty. This particular dynasty was active in the 18th century. Gunpowder contains 3 important ingredients: sulfur‚ saltpeter‚ and charcoal. Ironically today we use gunpowder to kill but before used in weapons the Chinese thought it could cure skin diseases. Soon after gunpowder’s total potential was discover. The Chinese then invented the cannon. Three major empires saw the power of these cannon and began to create and experiment with this new technology. As known
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Gunpowder Empires Directions: Use the power point and the internet to answer the following questions. Answer all questions in ink only. All answers must be in your own words. 1. Identify the Gunpowder Empires. Include in your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because
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der Empire ComparisonThe Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire both being “Gunpowder Empires” faced similar issues. Both empires faced inadequate transportation and communication systems‚ both faced poor bureaucracies‚ and competing with rival empires. The first problem was inadequate transportation and communication systems. Although they had the necessary military technology to control their empires‚ transporting it to where it was needed was another issue. The larger they grew‚ the more difficult
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ERA: 1450 – 1750 Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Mughal Empire POLITICAL Leaders/groups Forms of government Empires State building/expansion Political structures Courts/laws Nationalism/nations Revolts/revolutions Turkic group called the Ottomans dominated other nomadic groups Led by Osman Built empire through Asia Minor and parts of Europe Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine Empire Extended the empire into Syria‚ Egypt‚ and North Africa (Arabs) Janissaries helped choose sultans using military
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The Gunpowder Empires of the 16-17 Century The term Gunpowder Empire refers to the military exploits of the Ottoman‚ Safavid and Mughal Empires in the 16-17th century when these three empires flourished. Previously‚ the strength of their armies relied on well trained‚ horse mounted soldiers. During the 17 century‚ this changed to a new military resource of gunpowder and weapons. Large canons could destroy fortresses and walled cities and armed soldiers could use small handguns to shot and kill
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Gunpowder | By Pranav Kodali | | | Pranav Kodali Professor Karen Manchester History Period 3 18 May 2012 Gunpowder’s Explosive Past How did a black powder discovered one millennium ago affect how the first Apollo escaped orbit? Gunpowder influences our everyday life‚ whether you know it or not. In this report‚ I will be talking about the origin of gunpowder‚ the use of gunpowder‚ and the influence of gunpowder on previous battles. Most people think of gunpowder as a ruthless
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UKHistory - Mateo Vinagre The Angevin Empire [pic][pic] *Source: www.newworldencyclopedia.org // eulogos.blogspot.com 1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE 3 SELECTED ARTICLES A) Hollister‚ C. Warren ‚ Keefe‚ Thomas K.‚ 1973 “ THE MAKING OF THE ANGEVIN EMPIRE” Journal of British Studies .Vol. 12‚ No. 2 (May‚ 1973)‚ pp. 1-25 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of The North American Conference on British Studies This article
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The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by barbarian invasions. The Roman Empire fell in the late AD 400s (Burstein and Shek 364). There are many ways that historians and archeologists believe was the reason that Rome fell‚ but the main reason was because of barbarian invasions. Although the empire had an advanced military for the most part‚ the Roman military had difficulty fending off the multiple invaders that were attacking at different areas of the empire. For example‚ Rome had to keep their
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