The Gunpowder Empires and Russia (Day 1)

INTRODUCTION

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires are sometimes referred to as gunpowder empires. We will focus on these societies and turn our attention to Russia next class. We will also begin to work on writing introductory paragraphs today.

Question of the Day

How were the gunpowder empires similar and in what ways did they differ?

Focus Questions

1. How did the invasions of the Mongols and Timur affect the Muslim world?

2. How did the the development of new military technology on land and sea influence the rise of the gunpowder empires?

3. How much and what kind of interaction did these empires have with Europe?

VOCABULARY

The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph. In a few classes you will have write an assessment in which you have to identify three of these that I will choose. Here is an example of an ID:

Alps: The Alps are a mountain range in southern Europe (France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland). They were significant to European society between 1300 and 1750 because they were one of the physical landforms that made it difficult for Europe to be politically centralized under one government. Europe’s decentralization was a key to its economic development.

Historical Connection: Physical geography is important to the development of civilizations. Just as the Alps influenced the development of Europe, we have studied that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had an impact on the development of settlements and life in Mesopotamia.

1. Ottoman Empire

2. Mughal Empire

3. Safavid Empire

4. ghazi

5. sultan

6. shah

7. Tamerlane (Timur the Lame)

8. Mehmed II

9. Suleyman I

10. devshirme

11. janissary

12. Constantinople

13. Persia

14. Esfahan

15. Delhi

16. Mediterranean Sea

17. Black Sea

18. Indian Subcontinent

19. Akbar

20. Aurangzeb

21. Russia

22. Ivan the Terrible

23. Boyars

24. Romanovs

25. Peter the Great

26. Czar

27. Westernization of Russia

28. Kiev

29. Moscow

WHAT IS DUE TODAY?

• You should have read Chapter 18 in World History: Patterns of Interaction (blue textbook) and made a chart comparing and contrasting the Mughal Empire under Akbar, the Safavid Empire under Shah Abbas, and the Ottoman Empire under Suleyman I. There is an example of what this should look like on page 524.

• There will be a reading assessment of Chapter 18.

ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

1. There will be a reading assessment at the beginning of class that you will do cooperatively with your partner.

2. We will have a lecture on this topic.

3. We will do an activity using this document.

WHAT IS DUE NEXT CLASS?

Read this and answer the questions below: The Early History of Russia (to 1725)

• Explain how a united Russian civilization began around Kiev after 500 CE.

• How did Byzantine culture affect Russian culture?

• How did the Mongols affect Russian culture?

• Who was Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV) and why was he important?

• Who was Peter I and what did he learn in Europe?

• What is Westernization?

• List and explain the ways that Peter I westernized Russia.

ENRICHMENT

Extra-help

• This document gives more background. If you can answer the questions at the end, you will be doing well in regard to your understanding of these concepts.

• This document on Mughal India might help you to understand Akbar a little better.

• And this one on Russia before 1725 is good too.

• This PowerPoint gives more information on the Gunpowder Empires.

Crash Course: Russia