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Gunpowder Empires
Q and A for Gunpowder Empires
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What three empires emerged around the same time in Central Asia? | The Ottoman, Safavid, and the Mughal empires. |
| How did they come about the same time with on another? | Gunpowder and related weapons to them. |
| Explain another factor for these three kingdoms success. | They made their own powerful political technologies. |
| In the use of gunpowder, what made it help in governing large areas? | Made agreements that allowed nobles to rule, in turn the nobles agree to serve the ruler. |
| Gunpowder weapons, who could really afford them? | Sultans, Kings, and Emperors. |
| Describe the Janissary Corps that Ottoman Sultan Murad created. | It was a group of enslaved soldiers that had the use of guns. |
| Explain how the Mughal Empire (Babur as the ruler) took advantage of gunpowder as a new technology. | They used muskets and cannons in their arsenal. |
| In specific numbers, how many Muskets and Cannons did Safavid Emperor Abbas the Great have? | 12,000 Musketeers and 500 Cannons |
| Though gunpowder was significant, what was disputed to say otherwise? | Most armies during this time still relied on swords, spears, and bows. |
| What was one of the political ideas that was left for empires that took Mongols place as rulers? | Bureaucracy, large group of officials paid by the central government. |
| What is rationalization? | Development of permanent set of organized government agencies that observe, track, and create policies to govern a large empire. |
| For the Ottoman Sultans, how did they cement their own rule? | Called themselves protectors of the Mecca, relying on religious judges called qadi. |
| Why did Safavid rulers work alongside with Muslim clergy? | To demonstrate a single religious identity |
| How would Muslim Mughal rulers handle other religions? | They would be very tolerant, even to go as far as sponsoring buildings of other religions. |