APWH 3.1 Gunpowder Empire

The Chinese Dynasty that followed the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in 1368 was the

Ming

All of the following events marked the end of the medieval period EXCEPT

English Parliament created

Safavid rulers chose the term _____ for their supreme leader.

Shah

In Persian, Mughal means

Mongol

The longest lasting Islamic gunpowder empire was

the Ottomans

The biggest factor in the early expansion of the Ottoman Empire was economic and military control of

the Dardanelles strait

The most significant achievement of the Ottomans was the sack (conquest) of

Constantinople

The biggest blow to the Ottoman Empire was

the defeat of their Navy by Spanish and Venetian ships

The decline of the Mughal empire during the reign of Aurangzeb was due mostly to

expansion South and a return to strict Muslim doctrines that alienated Hindus

Mehmed II expansionist policies led to all of the following EXCEPT

a decline in the use of a Navy

The Safavid Empire was located in modern

Iran

The founder of the Safavid empire ______ forced the conversion of his people to _____

Ismail; Shi'a Islam

2 of the great accomplishments of the Ming Dynasty was

Restoration and expansion of the Great Wall

Treasure fleets of Zheng he

The last great Mongol leader ______ is credited with establishing the Islamic Turkish empires

Tamerlane

All of the following were powerful noble families in Europe by the 1500's EXCEPT

Windsors

The rise of Gunpowder Empires in the 1300's was caused mainly by

the fall of the Mongol khanates

One of the legendary traits of Mughal sultan Akbar that made him great was

religious tolerance

European traders in China were confined to one southern port of Guangzhou also known as

Canton

Tsar ______ of Russia had two major goals that included expansion and control of the Volga River

Ivan IV

The decline of the Mughal empire during the reign of Aurangzeb was due mostly to

Expansion South and a return to strict Muslim doctrines that alienated Hindus

In 1644, the ______Dynasty in China replaced the Ming.

Qing

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II expansionist policies led to 4 successes

• Builds a Navy

• Venice Italy becomes a tribute state

• control of the western edge of the Black Sea

• founding the city of Istanbul

Qing emperor Qianlong's expansion West led to the mass killings of _____ who were once allies in trade

Muslim Uighurs

The Ottoman Empire reached its peak in the mid 16th century under

Suleiman I (the Magnificent)

By the 17th century, the Safavids became reliant on _______ for most of their weapons and military advice

Europeans

During the 18th and 19th centuries, _____ embraced modernization and survived as a powerful independent state

Russia

4 common traits of gunpowder empires

use of gunpowder canon weaponry

rise to power after Mongols

multi-ethnic states

no sea power

How did Safavid Abbas I increase the size of his military?

Christian Slave Soldiers

The founder of the Mughals _____ was a descendant of _______.

Baber Tamerlane

Three major causes of Safavid decline were

Weakening economy

Sunni rebellion

Ottoman and Russian attacks

What families ruled Europe by the 1500's?

Tudors in England

Valois in France

Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain

The last dynasty in China, the Qing was founded by what group?

Manchu

What events marked the end of the medieval period?

End of wave of plagues

Printing press invented

100 Years War over

Warmer temperatures return

What were the goals of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia

Explanation of territory

Control of Volga River