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Katherine Lee 4/27/2024
Unit 3
Land-Based Empires EXPAND
Gunpowder Empires
land-based
expanding geography
main cause of expansion from the
adoption of gunpowder weapons
Major Empires
Ottoman Empire:
Islamic Empire founded in the 14th century
reasons for success
controlled the Dardanelles
highly strategic choke point for expansion
development of gunpowder weapons
sack of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed II
used giant cannons
renamed to Istanbul
Safavids:
grew under the leadership of Ismail
he declared it a Shia Muslim state
only the bloodline of Muhammad should rule
expanded further by Shah Abbas
Mughal Empire:
Leadership under Babur:
made use of gunpowder weapons to expand
The empire expanded further
under his grandson Akbar
Akbar:
tolerant towards different religious beliefs
China:
Yuan dynasty --> Ming dynasty (ethically Han):
expanded their broader through gunpowder
by 1500 internal division and
external wars caused its downfall
Rise of the Qing Dynasty:
established by the Manchu people in1636
took advantage of the weakening Ming dynasty
not ethically Han --> caused tension
launched a 40-years expansion
Rivalries between the States
Clashes between them:
different religious beliefs and political goals
Safavids vs. Mughal conflict
both wanted to expand into the Persian Golf
religious rivalry
Safavids - Shia
Mughal - Sunni
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