AMSCO 3.1 EUROPEAN, EAST ASIAN,
AND GUNPOWDER EMPIRES EXPAND
49 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Gunpowder Empires - answer large multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that
relied on firearms to conquer and control their territories
Suleiman the Magnificent - answer ruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its
power
- declared religious worship the happiest of all practices and personally led Ottoman armies in
conquering Christian strongholds in Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary
The year 1450 has traditionally signified - answer the ending of the medieval period and the
beginning of the early modern period
Mid-1400s saw the end of - answer a wave of plagues, the conclusion of the Hundred Years' War
between France and England and saw the invention of the Gutenberg printing press
Gutenberg printing press - answer Used to spread ideas of the Reformation and the
Renaissance; first document printed was the Bible; led to the growth of literacy
Nature of new monarchies in Europe in the 1500s was the result of - answer the desire certain
leaders to centralize power by controlling taxes, the army, and many aspects of religion
Major groups of political leaders in Europe - answer Tudors in England, Valais in France, and
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in Spain
- in each area, bureaucracies increased and power of the middle class grew at the expense of
lords and the church leaders
, Russia overview - answer Had a pivotal position for trade, and was able to exchange goods and
services with other cultures farther east and west
- remained closely linked to Europe
- capital in Europe
It was product of Mongol influence from Central Asia to the east, Russia was also a product of
Europe as a result of Viking invasions and trading
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (ruled 1547-1584) - answer Crowned tsar in 1547, he immediately set
about to expand the Russian border eastward, first by taking control of the khanates of Kazan,
Astrakhan, and Siberia held by the descendants of the Golden Horde, the Mongolian
conquerers. This expansion came to rely more and more upon the use of gunpowder
Control of the Volga - answer Wanting to expand east to control the fur trade, Ivan IV allowed
the Stroganou, major Russian landowners, to hire bonds of fierce peasant warrior known as
Cossacks to fight the local tribes and the Siberian Khan.
- Stroganou's forces were successful, gaining control of the Volga River, which flows into the
Caspian Sea.
- possessing this outlet, Moscow could trade directly with Persia and the Ottoman Empire
without having to deal with the strong forces of the Crimean Tartars
Stroganous - answer major Russian landowners
Cossacks - answer peasants recruited to migrate to newly seized lands in Russia, in particular
the Volga River for trade, hired by Stroganous
The Volga River was sought by Ivan IV after due to - answer its location to be able to trade furs
with Persia and the Ottoman Empire without having to deal with the strong forces of the
Crimean Tartars
Russians continued moving east into Siberia after the reign of Ivan IV - answer Fur traders and
militias defeated one indigenous tribe after another - Missionaries followed, converting many to
AND GUNPOWDER EMPIRES EXPAND
49 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Gunpowder Empires - answer large multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that
relied on firearms to conquer and control their territories
Suleiman the Magnificent - answer ruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its
power
- declared religious worship the happiest of all practices and personally led Ottoman armies in
conquering Christian strongholds in Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary
The year 1450 has traditionally signified - answer the ending of the medieval period and the
beginning of the early modern period
Mid-1400s saw the end of - answer a wave of plagues, the conclusion of the Hundred Years' War
between France and England and saw the invention of the Gutenberg printing press
Gutenberg printing press - answer Used to spread ideas of the Reformation and the
Renaissance; first document printed was the Bible; led to the growth of literacy
Nature of new monarchies in Europe in the 1500s was the result of - answer the desire certain
leaders to centralize power by controlling taxes, the army, and many aspects of religion
Major groups of political leaders in Europe - answer Tudors in England, Valais in France, and
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in Spain
- in each area, bureaucracies increased and power of the middle class grew at the expense of
lords and the church leaders
, Russia overview - answer Had a pivotal position for trade, and was able to exchange goods and
services with other cultures farther east and west
- remained closely linked to Europe
- capital in Europe
It was product of Mongol influence from Central Asia to the east, Russia was also a product of
Europe as a result of Viking invasions and trading
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (ruled 1547-1584) - answer Crowned tsar in 1547, he immediately set
about to expand the Russian border eastward, first by taking control of the khanates of Kazan,
Astrakhan, and Siberia held by the descendants of the Golden Horde, the Mongolian
conquerers. This expansion came to rely more and more upon the use of gunpowder
Control of the Volga - answer Wanting to expand east to control the fur trade, Ivan IV allowed
the Stroganou, major Russian landowners, to hire bonds of fierce peasant warrior known as
Cossacks to fight the local tribes and the Siberian Khan.
- Stroganou's forces were successful, gaining control of the Volga River, which flows into the
Caspian Sea.
- possessing this outlet, Moscow could trade directly with Persia and the Ottoman Empire
without having to deal with the strong forces of the Crimean Tartars
Stroganous - answer major Russian landowners
Cossacks - answer peasants recruited to migrate to newly seized lands in Russia, in particular
the Volga River for trade, hired by Stroganous
The Volga River was sought by Ivan IV after due to - answer its location to be able to trade furs
with Persia and the Ottoman Empire without having to deal with the strong forces of the
Crimean Tartars
Russians continued moving east into Siberia after the reign of Ivan IV - answer Fur traders and
militias defeated one indigenous tribe after another - Missionaries followed, converting many to
