■ Essential Question: – What were the achievements of the “gunpowder empires”: Ottomans, Safavids, & Mughals? ■ Warm-Up Question: – Brainstorm the empires.
Ottoman Empire 1453-1918. How did the Ottoman Empire become so powerful? How can religion be used to help strengthen an empire? Explain. “The people think.
Essential Question :
What do you associate with this picture? What does it suggest about what we’ll be studying in this unit? In your notebook, for each picture:
Composition of the Ottoman Empire in 16 th and 17 th Centuries Huge in territory, but weak in central authority –Largest and most stable empire after.
From 1300 to 1700, three “gunpowder empires” dominated parts of Europe, Africa, & Asia
Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, & Islam Reaches India
The Age of Absolutism
