Unit 6 Empires

This Chinese Dynasty existed briefly 1271-1368 and it was run by the Mongols; they improved buildings, roads, structures, they expanded trade on the Silk Road and had a strong economy. The Dynasty fell to Hongwu and his warriors who established the Ming Dynasty.

• Han Dynasty

• Ottoman Empire

• Mughal Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

This Chinese Dynasty lasted from 1368-1644; when the Chinese defeated their Mongol rulers and had a prosperous economy with achievements like improved porcelain, medical advancements, architecture (the Forbidden City) and gunpowder.

• Ghana Empire

• Mughal Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty ended because of corruption, high taxes, peasant revolts and the ___ taking control.

• Mongols

• Mughals

• Han

• Manchus

This Chinese Dynasty lasted from 1644-1922, it was run by the Manchus and they established a CLOSED DOOR POLICY for trade; this will cause China to fall behind economically & technologically.

• Qing Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Mongol Empire

True or False: the Last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (and of China) was forced to step down in 1912 after the Chinese Revolution.

• True

• False

What structure is shown in the picture?

• Notre Dame

• Great Wall

• Taj Mahal

• Forbidden City

This Christian Orthodox Empire lasted from 330-1453 but fell due to Arab & Islamic invasions, costly military spending, and a declining economy (trade).

• Byzantine Empire

• Songhai Empire

• Umayyad Dynasty

• Safavid Empire

This Empire was established when Constantinople fell to the invading Turks; ruler was Osman and the empire lasted from 1453 - 1922. They converted the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

• Aztec Empire

• British Empire

• Achaemenid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

Why did the Ottomans close the Silk Road?

• The Ottomans wanted to become self-sufficient and make their own goods.

• They wanted to control the flow of trade in and out of their empire; earn profits by taxing traders.

• They did not see the need to continue the trade bc they didn't get anything from East Asia.

• Because the cost of silk had declined and they didn't see the need to buy or sell silk.

Why did the Ottomans force young Christian boys to become Muslims and what were these boys called?

• To serve in their military/Janissaries

• To become religious leaders/Imams

• To marry into the culture & spread Islam/Shahada

• To serve as government bureaucrats/Bureaucracy