The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Three empires built on cannon

History · World History · ages 16-18
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  1. What did gunpowder artillery change about sieges?

    • Walls became impossible to damage
    • Walls that once stopped armies could be smashed
    • Armies stopped attacking cities

  2. Which centuries saw the Ottomans at their height?

    • The 1400s to 1500s
    • The 1800s to 1900s
    • The 900s to 1000s

  3. European traders in 1600 arrived at these empires as rulers giving orders.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. How did the Ottoman system for non-Muslims work?

    • Ban all worship everywhere
    • Tax them but let them keep worship and leaders
    • Expel every non-Muslim at once

  5. Why did cannon help empires grow larger?

    • Cannon made soldiers unnecessary
    • Cannon only fired at sea
    • Kings broke walled towns and local lords

  6. What did Akbar do to manage a Hindu majority?

    • Banned every local marriage alliance
    • Closed his court to all debate
    • Removed the hated tax and hired officers of all faiths

  7. Why did traders negotiate with these empires rather than rule around them?

    • The empires had no armies or taxes
    • Traders preferred longer sea voyages
    • Cannon, cavalry, bureaucracy, and size made them dominant

  8. A later Mughal ruler reverses Akbar and represses other faiths. What should you predict?

    • Automatic peace and richer treasuries
    • Revolts and lost land, as before
    • No effect on ruling at all
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  1. Walls that once stopped armies could be smashed · Constantinople in 1453 showed ancient walls could fall.
  2. The 1400s to 1500s · They peaked across the 1400s and 1500s under rulers like Suleiman.
  3. False · They came as supplicants to powers far stronger than themselves.
  4. Tax them but let them keep worship and leaders · Taxation plus kept courts and worship bought peace and revenue.
  5. Kings broke walled towns and local lords · Artillery let rulers take cities and hold wider lands.
  6. Removed the hated tax and hired officers of all faiths · His tolerance brought revenues up and revolts down.
  7. Cannon, cavalry, bureaucracy, and size made them dominant · Gunpowder strength plus paid officials made them the powers.
  8. Revolts and lost land, as before · Dropping tolerance brought revolts and shrinking control.
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