Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

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Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal are historic

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

Ottoman expansion

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A)  was achieved without any change in military organization or technology between 1400-1700. 
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 1400-1700. 
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 4

Discuss the successes and failures of the Mughal dynasty in ruling India.Compare those successes and failures to Ottoman rule.Which dynasty was most successful,and why?

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The Mughal dynasty, which ruled India fr

Question 5

Before 1858,British India was in the hands of the

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A)  VOC. 
B)  British East India Company. 
C)  British crown. 
D)  forces of the Marquess of Wellesley. 
E)  Hindu Marathas. 
A)  VOC. 
B)  British East India Company. 
C)  British crown. 
D)  forces of the Marquess of Wellesley. 
E)  Hindu Marathas.

Question 6

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

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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 7

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 8

Identify the following terms.
-Osman Turks

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The term "Osman Turks" refers to the mem

Question 9

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 10

What role did women play in the Ottoman,Safavid,and Mughal Empires? What might explain the similarities and differences? How did the treatment of women in these states compare with their treatment in other parts of the world?

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Women in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mugha

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Shari'a

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Shari'a, also known as Islamic law, is a

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Aurangzeb

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Aurangzeb, also known as Aurangzeb Alamg

Question 13

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

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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 14

What factors explain how and why the Osmanli Turks were able to replace the Seljuk Turks and conquer the Byzantine Empire between the mid-thirteenth and fifteenth centuries?

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There are several factors that explain h

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-"Akbar style"

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"Akbar style" refers to the distinctive

Question 16

The French defeated the British at the Battle of Plassey in 1757,thus consolidating French economic power in southern India.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Women in Ottoman society

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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 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 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 18

Identify the following terms.
-Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

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Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail are two sign

Question 19

The sixteenth-century Hindi version of the retelling of the Ramayana was written by

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A)  Tulsidas. 
B)  Gandhi. 
C)  Krishna. 
D)  Rajasthani. 
E)  Heraclion. 
A)  Tulsidas. 
B)  Gandhi. 
C)  Krishna. 
D)  Rajasthani. 
E)  Heraclion.

Question 20

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.

Exam 16: The Muslim Empires

Identify the following terms. -Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

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

Ottoman expansion

Discuss the successes and failures of the Mughal dynasty in ruling India.Compare those successes and failures to Ottoman rule.Which dynasty was most successful,and why?

Before 1858,British India was in the hands of the

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

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

Identify the following terms. -Osman Turks

Aurangzeb

What role did women play in the Ottoman,Safavid,and Mughal Empires? What might explain the similarities and differences? How did the treatment of women in these states compare with their treatment in other parts of the world?

Identify the following terms. -Shari'a

Identify the following terms. -Aurangzeb

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

What factors explain how and why the Osmanli Turks were able to replace the Seljuk Turks and conquer the Byzantine Empire between the mid-thirteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Identify the following terms. -"Akbar style"

The French defeated the British at the Battle of Plassey in 1757,thus consolidating French economic power in southern India.

Women in Ottoman society

Identify the following terms. -Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

The sixteenth-century Hindi version of the retelling of the Ramayana was written by

The Mughal rule of Akbar in India

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