Why were the Muslim empires referred to as the gunpowder empires? A. Because they depended on bigger and better weapons. B. Because gunpowder was invented in Arabia. C. Because they were overrun by Europe due to gunpowder. D. Because gunpowder was illegal in Muslim empires.

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Why were the Muslim empires referred to as the gunpowder empires? A. Because they depended on bigger and better weapons. B. Because gunpowder was invented in Arabia. C. Because they were overrun by Europe due to gunpowder. D. Because gunpowder was illegal in Muslim empires.

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Kira Andrews · Answer 1

The Muslim Empires were called "gunpowder empires" because their military successes in the 14th and 15th centuries were owed, in large part to their possession of firearms, which caused them to be able to outmatch, in terms of military power, their enemies.