Question

multiple-choice question
what chinese invention greatly influenced the rise of the ottoman safavid and mughul empires?
paper
gunpowder
seismograph
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Explanation:

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughul empires (gunpowder empires) rose partly due to using gunpowder - based weapons. Gunpowder, invented in China, was key for their military conquests and expansion. Paper was more for writing/record - keeping, and the seismograph detects earthquakes, not for empire - building.

Answer:

B. gunpowder