Question 1

What were the significant cultural contributions of Ottoman art?

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The Ottoman Empire made significant cult

Question 2

The Mughal rule of Akbar in India

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A) extended over about ten percent of the subcontinent. 
B) has been attributed, by some scholars, exclusively to the use of heavily armored cavalry to overwhelm his adversaries. 
C) overall was a time of peace and prosperity. 
D) collapsed immediately after Akbar's death, when the British East India Co. took over. 
E) extended to Indonesia. 
A) extended over about ten percent of the subcontinent. 
B) has been attributed, by some scholars, exclusively to the use of heavily armored cavalry to overwhelm his adversaries. 
C) overall was a time of peace and prosperity. 
D) collapsed immediately after Akbar's death, when the British East India Co. took over. 
E) extended to Indonesia.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
the Tai Mahal

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The Taj Mahal is an iconic mausoleum loc

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Nur Jahan

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Nur Jahan was an influential empress of

Question 5

As the British extended their economic and military control over India, from the coastal cities to the inland regions,

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A) all local Indian rulers became richer and more powerful. 
B) British and Indian elite wealth and success increased, as did that of Indian peasants. 
C) both the British and the Indians prospered from the new alliance. 
D) British colonial rule in India initially favored Indian interests over those of Britain. 
E) an estimated one-third of the population in areas under British East Company control died in the 1770s in a series of massive famines. 
A) all local Indian rulers became richer and more powerful. 
B) British and Indian elite wealth and success increased, as did that of Indian peasants. 
C) both the British and the Indians prospered from the new alliance. 
D) British colonial rule in India initially favored Indian interests over those of Britain. 
E) an estimated one-third of the population in areas under British East Company control died in the 1770s in a series of massive famines.

Question 6

Akbar was known for his attempt to reconcile Hinduism and Buddhism within Afghanistan.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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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 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"red heads"

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The term "red heads" typically refers to

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
caliph

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A caliph is a religious and political le

Question 10

Two new changes in Persian painting occurred in the early sixteenth century: ​

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A) inclusion of perspective and incorporation of bright colors. 
B) allowance for portraits of humans and illumination of manuscripts. 
C) transition from geometric designs towards nature, and use of human figures. 
D) sexually explicit artwork and illustration of mechanical processes. 
E) including inner character on portraits, and individual paintings with signatures by artists. 
A) inclusion of perspective and incorporation of bright colors. 
B) allowance for portraits of humans and illumination of manuscripts. 
C) transition from geometric designs towards nature, and use of human figures. 
D) sexually explicit artwork and illustration of mechanical processes. 
E) including inner character on portraits, and individual paintings with signatures by artists.

Question 11

The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
beg /beys

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The terms "beg" and "beys" are not direc

Question 13

The "Akbar style" included all of the following except

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A) it combined Persian with Indian motifs. 
B) it imitated European art forms. 
C) it followed the Ottoman trend toward realism and historical narrative. 
D) human figures were often represented in spite of Islamic prohibitions. 
E) it was strongly influenced by the artistic style of Ming China. 
A) it combined Persian with Indian motifs. 
B) it imitated European art forms. 
C) it followed the Ottoman trend toward realism and historical narrative. 
D) human figures were often represented in spite of Islamic prohibitions. 
E) it was strongly influenced by the artistic style of Ming China.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Sinan

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Sinan is a name that can refer to severa

Question 15

Turkish control over the near East/Mesopotamian region was cemented when Selim I defeated​ the

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A) Mughals. 
B) Mongols. 
C) Assyrians. 
D) Safavids 
E) Syrians 
A) Mughals. 
B) Mongols. 
C) Assyrians. 
D) Safavids 
E) Syrians

Question 16

In the Ottoman system, the administrative unit of each religious minority was called a

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A) millet . 
B) vezier. 
C) janissary. 
D) sipahis 
E) devshirme. 
A) millet . 
B) vezier. 
C) janissary. 
D) sipahis 
E) devshirme.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Serbs

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The term "Serbs" refers to an ethnic gro

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Royal Academy of Isfahan

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The Royal Academy of Isfahan, also known

Question 19

Aurangzeb

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A) issued orders to prohibit sati and the castration of eunuchs. 
B) ended the zamindar system and created an efficient tax revenue. 
C) ended the forced conversions to Islam. 
D) expanded the tolerant religious policies of his predecessor. 
E) abdicated in favor of his son, Babur. 
A) issued orders to prohibit sati and the castration of eunuchs. 
B) ended the zamindar system and created an efficient tax revenue. 
C) ended the forced conversions to Islam. 
D) expanded the tolerant religious policies of his predecessor. 
E) abdicated in favor of his son, Babur.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Safavid

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The Safavid Empire was a significant Per

What were the significant cultural contributions of Ottoman art?

The Mughal rule of Akbar in India

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Tai Mahal

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Nur Jahan

As the British extended their economic and military control over India, from the coastal cities to the inland regions,

Akbar was known for his attempt to reconcile Hinduism and Buddhism within Afghanistan.

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "red heads"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. caliph

Two new changes in Persian painting occurred in the early sixteenth century:

The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. beg /beys

The "Akbar style" included all of the following except

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sinan

Turkish control over the near East/Mesopotamian region was cemented when Selim I defeated the

In the Ottoman system, the administrative unit of each religious minority was called a

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Serbs

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Royal Academy of Isfahan

Aurangzeb

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Safavid

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Exam 3: The Muslim Empires

What were the significant cultural contributions of Ottoman art?

The Mughal rule of Akbar in India

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Tai Mahal

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Nur Jahan

As the British extended their economic and military control over India, from the coastal cities to the inland regions,

Akbar was known for his attempt to reconcile Hinduism and Buddhism within Afghanistan.​

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "red heads"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. caliph

Two new changes in Persian painting occurred in the early sixteenth century: ​

The position of the Ottoman sultan was hereditary, with a son, although not necessarily the eldest, which led to many sibling executions.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. beg /beys

The "Akbar style" included all of the following except

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sinan

Turkish control over the near East/Mesopotamian region was cemented when Selim I defeated​ the

In the Ottoman system, the administrative unit of each religious minority was called a

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Serbs

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Royal Academy of Isfahan

Aurangzeb

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Safavid

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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The Crisis Deepens: World War II

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Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Akbar was known for his attempt to reconcile Hinduism and Buddhism within Afghanistan.

Two new changes in Persian painting occurred in the early sixteenth century:

Turkish control over the near East/Mesopotamian region was cemented when Selim I defeated the