the gunpowder empires

9/10/15

Bell Ringer

Read the section “A Mix of Cultures” on page 364 in your textbook.1. Why were other religions not banned in Muslim

territories?2. Why was there a special tax?

OBJECTIVE AND STANDARD

I can analyze the 3 Muslim Empires and explain their significance.7.4 Describe the expansion of Muslim rule through conquests and the spread of cultural diffusion of Islam and the Arabic language.

THE 3 MUSLIM EMPIRES

OTTOMAN EMPIRE SAFAVID EMPIRE MUHGUL EMPIRE

OVERVIEW• Mongol conquests of the 13th and

14th centuries destroyed remaining Muslim unity in southern Asia

• Muslim expansion eventually led to three new empires:

-Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal• All had strong militaries and

gunpowder technology• All had absolute monarchies and

agrarian economies

Draw this graphic organizer in your composition book

3 MUSLIM EMPIRESOTTOMAN EMPIRE SAFAVID EMPIRE MUGHAL EMPIRE

Empire poster • You will choose one of the empires to debate

about! You will create a poster on WHY that empire was the MOST significant out of the 3 empires we discussed.

• The poster must include:– 4 significant events/things about WHY it is the most

significant empire of Islam (what makes it so important to the spread of Islam)?

• Your poster should be persuasive! You are persuading your peers that yours is the best empire!

Empire DEBATE • If you talk when it is not your turn you will be out of

the debate.• Step 1- meet with your Empire- they will meet with

other people that picked the same empire and take their posters to use

• Step 2- compare your posters/points and elect a debate leader…prepare the main points you want to begin with…everyone will have a chance to debate

• Step 3 – Debate begins• Step 4: Closing arguments• Step 5: Vote on the greatest empire as a class

1.Geography Skills p. 365 – answer the question

2.Geography Skills p. 366 – answer the 2 questions

3.Geography Skills p. 367 – answer the 2 questions

Wrap up!

Read about the 3 Muslim empires on pages 364-367 and take notes as a class (leaders, location, and policies).

3 MUSLIM EMPIRESOTTOMAN EMPIRE SAFAVID EMPIRE MUGHAL EMPIRE

Draw this graphic organizer in your composition book

3 MUSLIM EMPIRESOTTOMAN EMPIRE SAFAVID EMPIRE MUGHAL EMPIRE

FOCUS ON WRITINGReview your graphic organizer and write a paragraph about the 3 Muslim empires.

How did they come to power and what was there significance? POWTIDE!