Gunpowder Empires Part I

Based on your understanding of the reading and the videos, take bulleted notes on the following:

• The general background of peoples populating the gunpowder empires.
• The role of women in society (e.g. harem politics).
• Factors leading the rise of the gunpowder empires.
• Examples of continuity and change between the Ottoman empires and the central Asian empires from Period 3 (600-1450 C.E.).