Exam 34: The Islamic World, 1600-1917

Describe the differences and similarities of the Safavid and Mughal empires including the role geography, politics, war, and religion played in the different empires.

Which of the following statements best describes the Mahdiyya ?

As rector of the most renowned mosque university in Egypt, ____________________ encouraged moderate reforms and some new subjects for their education.

The leaders of Iran after the Safavids were known as the ____________________.

Who was the Islamic theologian who inspired Wahhabism?

What is the English translation of the Arabic phrase Dar al-Harb ?

A British monopoly on what Iranian cash crops led to a serious political crisis?

What does the term the Mahdi mean in English?

Which geographical area was referred to as the "Sick Man of Europe"?

On what society did Muhammad Ali Pasha model his reforms?

How did the Ottomans react to attempts by the grand vizier to reform the weakening empire's military in the 1730s?

For what did the Salafi movement advocate?

The ____________________ was a group of young intellectuals and journalists who were pressing the sultan to liberalize Ottoman society.

Which Islamic leader best handled the challenge from the West? Why? Defend your answer with examples.

In the early 1900s, which ruler used his secret police to suppress the leaders of the pan-Arab movement?

Term for identification: pan-Arabism

Which of the following was NOT a Muslim response to outside pressures in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

What was the military junta setup to replace the Ottoman sultan in 1909 called?

Which of the following was the first Islamic state to attempt modernizing?

Why did the Safavid rulers disappear as a dynasty by the 1700s?