Gunpowder helped many empires grow but it also caused many to fall. Gunpowder helped Empires like the Ottoman and the Safavid, it helped the grow in many ways such as; expanding their territory, reestablishing power, and protect trade routes. When one empire got gunpowder they might have helped their neighboring empire if they were allied with them. Such as the Ottoman and Safavid empires, when the Ottomans got gunpowder they taught the Safavids about it. This helped both empires gain power, but they never had enough power and they later went to war with each other. This power also lead to greedy leaders which made them poor leaders. It also caused people to rebel.
