Question 1

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

Accepted Answer

A)  resurgent Sunni military leaders. 
B)  Ismail's militant use of Shi'ite Islam to unify the region. 
C)  Safi's enforcement of sufi mysticism throughout the region. 
D)  Shah Abbas' successful military campaigns against the Byzantines. 
E)  Sunni pashas. 
A)  resurgent Sunni military leaders. 
B)  Ismail's militant use of Shi'ite Islam to unify the region. 
C)  Safi's enforcement of sufi mysticism throughout the region. 
D)  Shah Abbas' successful military campaigns against the Byzantines. 
E)  Sunni pashas.

Question 2

It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that

Accepted Answer

A)  its pottery ignored eastern influences and duplicated ancient Persian designs. 
B)  it was minimally involved with textile production. 
C)  its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the height of its artistic achievement. 
D)  its painting was intensely affected by Western methods and subjects. 
E)  its architecture was almost wholly imitative. 
A)  its pottery ignored eastern influences and duplicated ancient Persian designs. 
B)  it was minimally involved with textile production. 
C)  its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the height of its artistic achievement. 
D)  its painting was intensely affected by Western methods and subjects. 
E)  its architecture was almost wholly imitative.

Question 3

The status of women under the Mughal regime

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A)  varied greatly, with women at court sometimes receiving education as under Emperor Akbar. 
B)  was universally poor, as all women were forbidden to own property. 
C)  declined sharply when the Emperor ordered that Muslim women practice sati. 
D)  was higher for Hindu women than for Muslim women. 
E)  was equal to that of men. 
A)  varied greatly, with women at court sometimes receiving education as under Emperor Akbar. 
B)  was universally poor, as all women were forbidden to own property. 
C)  declined sharply when the Emperor ordered that Muslim women practice sati. 
D)  was higher for Hindu women than for Muslim women. 
E)  was equal to that of men.

Question 4

Ottoman expansion

Accepted Answer

A)  was achieved without any change in military organization or technology between 1400 and1700. 
B)  relied heavily on the development of the Janissaries and new artillery weapons and tactics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 
C)  absorbed Persia and Samarkand during the 1570s. 
D)  seized Ukraine during the late 1600s, but it was lost again in the early 1700s. 
E)  saw the use of slaves as conscript soldiers. 
A)  was achieved without any change in military organization or technology between 1400 and1700. 
B)  relied heavily on the development of the Janissaries and new artillery weapons and tactics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 
C)  absorbed Persia and Samarkand during the 1570s. 
D)  seized Ukraine during the late 1600s, but it was lost again in the early 1700s. 
E)  saw the use of slaves as conscript soldiers.

Question 5

At the 1389 Battle of Kosovo,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Serbs defeated the Ottoman armies at Osman. 
B)  Orkhan was able to defeat the Serbs and gain control of the Balkans. 
C)  Murad's Janissaries defeated the Serbs, ending Serbian domination of the Balkans. 
D)  the Serbian defeat created Ottoman hegemony over Abu Dhabi. 
E)  the Serbs defeated the Bosnians at the Battle of Constance. 
A)  the Serbs defeated the Ottoman armies at Osman. 
B)  Orkhan was able to defeat the Serbs and gain control of the Balkans. 
C)  Murad's Janissaries defeated the Serbs, ending Serbian domination of the Balkans. 
D)  the Serbian defeat created Ottoman hegemony over Abu Dhabi. 
E)  the Serbs defeated the Bosnians at the Battle of Constance.

Question 6

Ottoman artists produced distinctive pottery and glazed tiles at the city of

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A)  Istanbul. 
B)  Edirne. 
C)  Bursa. 
D)  Iznik. 
E)  Aleppo. 
A)  Istanbul. 
B)  Edirne. 
C)  Bursa. 
D)  Iznik. 
E)  Aleppo.

Question 7

Mughal architectural developments

Accepted Answer

A)  were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. 
B)  often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. 
C)  borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles 
D)  were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. 
E)  were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co. 
A)  were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. 
B)  often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. 
C)  borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles 
D)  were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. 
E)  were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co.

Question 8

Ottoman religious policy

Accepted Answer

A)  applied Islamic law to everyone in the empire. 
B)  required all Shi'ite Muslims to convert to Sunni Islam. 
C)  was more tolerant of Hindu beliefs than the Mughal Dynasty. 
D)  had converted all of its European subjects except Serbs and Greeks to Islam by 1700. 
E)  placed the members of each religious group under a patriarch, priest, or grand rabbi, who served in an intermediary capacity in governmental matters affecting his group. 
A)  applied Islamic law to everyone in the empire. 
B)  required all Shi'ite Muslims to convert to Sunni Islam. 
C)  was more tolerant of Hindu beliefs than the Mughal Dynasty. 
D)  had converted all of its European subjects except Serbs and Greeks to Islam by 1700. 
E)  placed the members of each religious group under a patriarch, priest, or grand rabbi, who served in an intermediary capacity in governmental matters affecting his group.

Question 9

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Under the Safavids, ____ was declared the state religion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Coptic Christianity 
C)  Zoroastrianism 
D)  Sunni Islam 
E)  Shi'ism 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Coptic Christianity 
C)  Zoroastrianism 
D)  Sunni Islam 
E)  Shi'ism

Question 11

The janissaries were recruited from

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A)  the ranks of the Ottoman military elite. 
B)  the local Christian population in the Balkans. 
C)  the Mamluk slave armies. 
D)  the Ottoman countryside. 
E)  Italy, France, and Spain. 
A)  the ranks of the Ottoman military elite. 
B)  the local Christian population in the Balkans. 
C)  the Mamluk slave armies. 
D)  the Ottoman countryside. 
E)  Italy, France, and Spain.

Question 12

Among the striking similarities of the three early-modern Muslim empires are

Accepted Answer

A)  their strict adherence to Sunni Islam. 
B)  the fact that they mastered gunpowder, which led to a complacent sense of security. 
C)  the East Asian origins of their early rulers. 
D)  the fact that each was controlled by western European interests by 1700. 
E)  their cultivation of transoceanic trade ties with West Africa. 
A)  their strict adherence to Sunni Islam. 
B)  the fact that they mastered gunpowder, which led to a complacent sense of security. 
C)  the East Asian origins of their early rulers. 
D)  the fact that each was controlled by western European interests by 1700. 
E)  their cultivation of transoceanic trade ties with West Africa.

Question 13

Ottoman architecture

Accepted Answer

A)  was the least impressive of Ottoman artistic activities. 
B)  was the result of the work of architects and workers imported from outside the empire. 
C)  used the open floor technique originally used in the Byzantine church of Santa Sophia in designing mosques such as the one at Edirne. 
D)  was based entirely upon Mughal models. 
E)  was based upon the pyramid structure of ancient Egypt. 
A)  was the least impressive of Ottoman artistic activities. 
B)  was the result of the work of architects and workers imported from outside the empire. 
C)  used the open floor technique originally used in the Byzantine church of Santa Sophia in designing mosques such as the one at Edirne. 
D)  was based entirely upon Mughal models. 
E)  was based upon the pyramid structure of ancient Egypt.

Question 14

The son of Shah Jahan, who killed his brother, imprisoned his father, and then assumed the throne himself, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Aurangzeb. 
B)  Shivaji. 
C)  Dara Shikoh. 
D)  Jahangir. 
E)  Lothair. 
A)  Aurangzeb. 
B)  Shivaji. 
C)  Dara Shikoh. 
D)  Jahangir. 
E)  Lothair.

Question 15

Unlike the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire embraced Sunni Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Women in Ottoman society

Accepted Answer

A)  had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. 
B)  were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. 
C)  had no political influence, as was shown by the fate of Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. 
D)  who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. 
E)  served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs. 
A)  had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. 
B)  were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. 
C)  had no political influence, as was shown by the fate of Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. 
D)  who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. 
E)  served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.

Question 17

Ottoman queen mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  were required to remain celibate. 
B)  were usually sent into exile. 
C)  had considerable authority in affairs of state. 
D)  were more powerful than the sultan. 
E)  served as military advisors. 
A)  were required to remain celibate. 
B)  were usually sent into exile. 
C)  had considerable authority in affairs of state. 
D)  were more powerful than the sultan. 
E)  served as military advisors.

Question 18

Akbar was probably the greatest of the conquering Mughal monarchs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1529, Suleyman I the Magnificent conquered Vienna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who built the famous Taj Mahal?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Mughal emperor as tomb to glorify the memory of his wife 
B)  An Ottoman emperor as a summer residence 
C)  A Seljuk Turkish sultan as his main palace and seat of power 
D)  The Safavids to house the remains of members of their ruling dynasty 
E)  The British 
A)  A Mughal emperor as tomb to glorify the memory of his wife 
B)  An Ottoman emperor as a summer residence 
C)  A Seljuk Turkish sultan as his main palace and seat of power 
D)  The Safavids to house the remains of members of their ruling dynasty 
E)  The British

Exam 16: The Muslim Empires

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that

The status of women under the Mughal regime

Ottoman expansion

At the 1389 Battle of Kosovo,

Ottoman artists produced distinctive pottery and glazed tiles at the city of

Mughal architectural developments

Ottoman religious policy

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

Under the Safavids, ____ was declared the state religion.

The janissaries were recruited from

Among the striking similarities of the three early-modern Muslim empires are

Ottoman architecture

The son of Shah Jahan, who killed his brother, imprisoned his father, and then assumed the throne himself, was

Unlike the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire embraced Sunni Islam.

Women in Ottoman society

Ottoman queen mothers

Akbar was probably the greatest of the conquering Mughal monarchs.

In 1529, Suleyman I the Magnificent conquered Vienna.

Who built the famous Taj Mahal?

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