why were these three called the “gunpowder empires?”
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Quaestio : What features of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires gave them strength? Nunc Agenda : Write down the definitions of the following terms using your textbook: Istanbul Janizaries Shah. Why were these three called the “Gunpowder Empires?”. Ottoman. Safavid. Mughal. Ottoman Empire. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Quaestio: What features of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires gave them strength?
Nunc Agenda: Write down the definitions of the following terms using your textbook:
IstanbulJanizariesShah
Why were these three called the “Gunpowder Empires?”
OTTOMANSAFAVID
MUGHAL
Ottoman Empire• Ottoman Turks- Migrated from Central Asia to Asia
Minor and then into Eastern Europe• 1453- Conquered Constantinople (renamed Istanbul) with cannons• Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul
Inside the Hagia Sophia
Suleiman the Magnificent• 1540-1566: Sultan Suleiman- extended Empire
throughout Middle East and as far as Vienna in Europe• Four Social Classes• Men of the Sword• Men of the Pen• Men of Negotiation• Men of Husbandry
• Janizaries- Elite military force made up of well-trained converts from Christianity• 1492- Catholics conquered Muslim Spain• Expelled Jews fled to the Ottoman Empire, brought
banking connections and other helpful expertise.• 1700s- Ottomans decline as European power grows
Selimiye Mosque (Ottoman)
Selimiye Mosque (Ottoman)
Selimiye Mosque (Ottoman)
Hagia Sophia vs Selimiye Mosque (Byzantine) (Ottoman)
Timurid Dynasty (Tamerlane)
Safavid Empire• Safavid Persians defeated Timurids• Shia Muslims (conflict with Sunni
Ottomans and Mughals)• Shah Abbas the Great• Centralized gov• Military was copy of Janizaries
• Decline• Shia scholars wanted to persecute non-Shias• Afghan Sunnis rebel• Qajars take over until 1925
SuleimanMagnificent or Lawgiver?
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