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The Mongols invading Asia Minor hindered the formation and progress of Muslim empires for many years.
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The Ottoman dynasty would become extremely powerful. They were one of the empires that were able to drive the Mongols out of their land.
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Shi’a teachings would be very influential in how the Safavid dynasty was formed and how it carried out its actions.
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Renamed to Istanbul, this city was extremely important because it control lots of trade.
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The Safavids were able to conquer land to establish their empire.
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These gunpowder empires fought amongst themselves and against outside forces (they probably used gunpowder).
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The Mughals reestablished their empire in India, forming another of the gunpowder empires.
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A common theme in history is the suppression of people, and suppressed people don’t like being suppressed that much.
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Printing presses allowed for higher literacy rates, the spread of news and propaganda, and the spread of religion to all increase dramatically.
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The West had influence of these empires, even if not immense amounts. Constantinople was also a military city as well as economic, so the efficient education and training of troops had to be employed.