| Question | Answer |
| Who were the three "gunpowder" empires? | Ottoman Turks, Safavids and Mughal
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Name the three defeats suffered by the Ottoman Turks in Europe. | Vienna, Lepanto, Hungary
| What did all three empires have in common? | Islamic religion
| What was the ruler of the Ottoman Turks called? | Sultan
| What was the king of the Safavids called? | Shah
| What year did the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople? | 1453
| What branch of Islam were the Safavids? | Shia
| The arrival of which country hastened the decline of the Mogul Empire? | the British
| Who won the Battle of Chaldiran? | Ottoman Turks
| What was the new Muslim name for the city of Constantinople? | Istanbul
| Who was the leader of the Safavids from 1588 to 1629? | Shah Abbas
| Who brought Mogul rule to most of India? | Akbar
| What is the "monument to love"? | The Taj Mahal
| Why was Selim I known as Selim the Great? | He killed all possible claimants to the throne except one, and for his harsh treatment of his enemies.
| What helped make the Ottoman Empire one of the wealthiest of its time? | The conquest of Egypt
| Who were the enemies of the Safavids at the time of Shah Abbas? | The Ottoman Turks and the Uzbeks
| What caused Shah Abbas to treat his own family so badly? | His fear of conspiracy and being assassinated.
| Who was the grand vizier? | The chief minister under the Ottoman Sultan
| Why were they called the Gunpowder empires? | Because they conquered and unified areas based on their mastery of guns and gunpowder
| Who were janissaries? | elite Ottoman warriors trained to be fearless
| In what two ways was the Sultan the supreme authority in the Ottoman system? | Political and military |
