Question 1

Ottoman forces were blocked from further expansion in the western Mediterranean at which battle?​

Accepted Answer

A) Battle of Mohacs​ 
B) Battle of Lepanto 
C) Battle of Eisengaard 
D) Battle of Kosovo 
E) Battle of Vienna 
A) Battle of Mohacs​ 
B) Battle of Lepanto 
C) Battle of Eisengaard 
D) Battle of Kosovo 
E) Battle of Vienna

Question 2

All of the following are true about the Ottomans in North Africa EXCEPT​

Accepted Answer

A) They met with considerable resistance from the Nasrid dynasty in Morocco. 
B) They used local administrators named Pashas. 
C) There was little attempt to penetrate beyond the coastal regions. 
D) They controlled trade routes through the Sahara. 
E) There was competition with Christians in piracy along the Barbary Coast. 
A) They met with considerable resistance from the Nasrid dynasty in Morocco. 
B) They used local administrators named Pashas. 
C) There was little attempt to penetrate beyond the coastal regions. 
D) They controlled trade routes through the Sahara. 
E) There was competition with Christians in piracy along the Barbary Coast.

Question 3

All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except

Accepted Answer

A) its wealth was much greater than its neighbors, the Mughal and Ottoman empires. 
B) it had to trade with Europe through southern Russia, since the Europeans controlled the seas to the south and the Ottomans controlled the lands to the west. 
C) it produced many items that were in high demand in many other parts of the world. 
D) it maintained a respectable level of thought and learning in philosophy, science, medicine, and mathematics. 
E) it contained large minority populations, though most of the population was of Iranian background. 
A) its wealth was much greater than its neighbors, the Mughal and Ottoman empires. 
B) it had to trade with Europe through southern Russia, since the Europeans controlled the seas to the south and the Ottomans controlled the lands to the west. 
C) it produced many items that were in high demand in many other parts of the world. 
D) it maintained a respectable level of thought and learning in philosophy, science, medicine, and mathematics. 
E) it contained large minority populations, though most of the population was of Iranian background.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
millet

Accepted Answer

Millet refers to a group of small-seeded

Question 5

As a means to curtail the aristocracy, strong-minded shahs would use ​

Accepted Answer

A) absolutism. 
B) a semi-divine status. 
C) confiscation of estates when possible. 
D) isolation of hereditary nobles in administrative positions. 
E) castration of all nobility to ensure no dynastic challenges would emerge. 
A) absolutism. 
B) a semi-divine status. 
C) confiscation of estates when possible. 
D) isolation of hereditary nobles in administrative positions. 
E) castration of all nobility to ensure no dynastic challenges would emerge.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Black Hole of Calcutta

Accepted Answer

The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a s

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
sultan

Accepted Answer

The term "sultan" refers to a noble titl

Question 8

What was the ethnic composition of the Ottoman Empire, and how did the government of the sultan administer such a diverse population? How did Ottoman policy in this regard compare with the policies applied in Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

The ethnic composition of the Ottoman Em

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What were the major cultural contributions of Mughal India? Of Safavid Persia?

Accepted Answer

The Mughal Empire in India and the Safav

Question 11

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 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Murad and the Battle of Kosovo

Accepted Answer

Murad refers to Sultan Murad I, who was

Question 13

The first Mughal emperor, Babur, was descended from both Tamerlane and Genghis Khan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Akbar

Accepted Answer

Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, wa

Question 15

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To commemorate his deceased wife, Shah Jahan commissioned the building of​

Accepted Answer

A) the Red Fort 
B) the Taj Mahal 
C) the Elephant Gate at Fatehpur Sikri. 
D) The Blue Mosque 
E) The Winter Palace 
A) the Red Fort 
B) the Taj Mahal 
C) the Elephant Gate at Fatehpur Sikri. 
D) The Blue Mosque 
E) The Winter Palace

Question 17

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

Accepted Answer

A) Murad I defeated the Serbs at the Battle of Kosovo. 
B) the Balkan population refused to assist Ottoman efforts in any way. 
C) Morocco was the only Mediterranean area controlled by the Spanish conquistadors. 
D) the last Byzantine emperor became a Lutheran in a bid for European support. 
E) Pope Innocent XII personally led a crusade to save the city for Chritendom. 
A) Murad I defeated the Serbs at the Battle of Kosovo. 
B) the Balkan population refused to assist Ottoman efforts in any way. 
C) Morocco was the only Mediterranean area controlled by the Spanish conquistadors. 
D) the last Byzantine emperor became a Lutheran in a bid for European support. 
E) Pope Innocent XII personally led a crusade to save the city for Chritendom.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true about Ottoman power in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) It came to be accepted by the leadership of the non-Turkish European states. 
B) It was aggressively extended into central Europe. 
C) It destroyed a European coalition of Austrian, Polish, Bavarian, and Saxon forces at Vienna in 1683 and held the city for ten years. 
D) It was ultimately forced out of Hungary by an alliance of allied European armies. 
E) It threatened to take naval control of the Mediterranean until the Battle of Lepanto. 
A) It came to be accepted by the leadership of the non-Turkish European states. 
B) It was aggressively extended into central Europe. 
C) It destroyed a European coalition of Austrian, Polish, Bavarian, and Saxon forces at Vienna in 1683 and held the city for ten years. 
D) It was ultimately forced out of Hungary by an alliance of allied European armies. 
E) It threatened to take naval control of the Mediterranean until the Battle of Lepanto.

Question 19

Discuss, with examples, the role of gunpowder in both the successes and failures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.

Accepted Answer

Gunpowder played a significant role in b

Question 20

In the daily life of Mughal India, the Muslim practice of barring women from associating with men outside the home was known as

Accepted Answer

A) sati . 
B) zamindar . 
C) purdah . 
D) raga . 
E) harem . 
A) sati . 
B) zamindar . 
C) purdah . 
D) raga . 
E) harem .

Ottoman forces were blocked from further expansion in the western Mediterranean at which battle?

All of the following are true about the Ottomans in North Africa EXCEPT

All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except

Instructions: Identify the following terms. millet

As a means to curtail the aristocracy, strong-minded shahs would use

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Black Hole of Calcutta

Instructions: Identify the following terms. sultan

What was the ethnic composition of the Ottoman Empire, and how did the government of the sultan administer such a diverse population? How did Ottoman policy in this regard compare with the policies applied in Europe and Asia?

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

What were the major cultural contributions of Mughal India? Of Safavid Persia?

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Murad and the Battle of Kosovo

The first Mughal emperor, Babur, was descended from both Tamerlane and Genghis Khan.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Akbar

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

To commemorate his deceased wife, Shah Jahan commissioned the building of

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

Which of the following statements is not true about Ottoman power in Europe?

Discuss, with examples, the role of gunpowder in both the successes and failures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.

In the daily life of Mughal India, the Muslim practice of barring women from associating with men outside the home was known as

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Ottoman forces were blocked from further expansion in the western Mediterranean at which battle?​

All of the following are true about the Ottomans in North Africa EXCEPT​

All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except

Instructions: Identify the following terms. millet

As a means to curtail the aristocracy, strong-minded shahs would use ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Black Hole of Calcutta

Instructions: Identify the following terms. sultan

What was the ethnic composition of the Ottoman Empire, and how did the government of the sultan administer such a diverse population? How did Ottoman policy in this regard compare with the policies applied in Europe and Asia?

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

What were the major cultural contributions of Mughal India? Of Safavid Persia?

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Murad and the Battle of Kosovo

The first Mughal emperor, Babur, was descended from both Tamerlane and Genghis Khan.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Akbar

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

To commemorate his deceased wife, Shah Jahan commissioned the building of​

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

Which of the following statements is not true about Ottoman power in Europe?

Discuss, with examples, the role of gunpowder in both the successes and failures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.

In the daily life of Mughal India, the Muslim practice of barring women from associating with men outside the home was known as

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Ottoman forces were blocked from further expansion in the western Mediterranean at which battle?

All of the following are true about the Ottomans in North Africa EXCEPT

As a means to curtail the aristocracy, strong-minded shahs would use

To commemorate his deceased wife, Shah Jahan commissioned the building of