THE GUNPOWDER EMPIRES
The era between 1450 and 1750 saw the appearance of several land-based empires who built their power on the use of gunpowder: the Ottomans and the Safavids in Southwest Asia , the Mughals in India , the Ming and Qing in China , and the new Russian Empire.
Coal, I think that's right it seems to be the only one that makes sense
Shaka Zulu had a mental illness threatened to destroy the Zulu tribe
Ai know the first one is the French and Indian war