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Ottomans

Turkish group that established a vast empire from the 14th century to the early 20th century, which spanned Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.

Abbasids

A dynasty that ruled a large Islamic empire from the 8th to the 13th centuries, known for its cultural and scientific achievements.

Safavids

A dynasty that ruled Persia from the early 16th to the 18th centuries, noted for establishing Shiism as Iran's dominant religion and fostering a cultural renaissance.

Mughals

A Muslim dynasty that ruled most of India from the early 16th to the 18th centuries, recognized for its significant contributions to art, architecture, and culture, including the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Manchus

Took over China from the North, became Qing dynasty that ruled China from the 17th to the 20th centuries, known for expanding the empire and overseeing a period of significant cultural and economic development.

Mongols

A nomadic group that created one of the largest empires in history during the 13th and 14th centuries, known for their military skills and the extensive trade network they established across Asia and Europe.

What trade route did the Mongols facilitate?

The Silk Road, which connected East and West, enabling the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas.

The three major global trade routes

Silk Road, the Indian Ocean trade network, and the Trans-Saharan trade routes

Major city that the Ottomans took over

Constantinople, renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the empire

Ming dynasty

A major Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644, known for its trade expansion, cultural achievements, and the construction of the Great Wall.

Song dynasty

Amajor Chinese dynasty known for its advances in technology, culture, and economics during the period from 960 to 1279.

Incas

A South American civilization that flourished in the Andes Mountains from the early 15th century until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, known for their extensive road system, advanced agricultural techniques, and impressive architectural achievements.

Aztecs

A Mesoamerican civilization known for its elaborate cities, impressive architecture, and complex social and political organization, thriving from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

Delhi sultanate

A series of Muslim dynasties that ruled over parts of India from the 13th to the 16th centuries, known for their contributions to art, architecture, and the establishment of Islamic culture in the region.

Four khanates

The four divisions of the Mongol Empire, established after the death of Genghis Khan in the early 13th century, which included the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Yuan Dynasty.