GK
WORLD HISTORY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?
|
|
woodblock printing
|
|
|
wheelbarrow
|
|
|
gunpowder
|
|
|
magnetic compass
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Ottomans’ mastery of the new technology of firearms helped them expand (and control) into the Balkans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Extensive evidence of siege warfare in the Balkans region implies that it was the origin point for Ottoman adoption of the newer gunpowder technologies. It was during the empire’s multitude of campaigns throughout the region and into Europe that they were exposed to, adopted, and refined the practice of artillery.
There is 1 question to complete.