Question 1

The jizya was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  military unit. 
B)  poll tax on non-Muslims. 
C)  Mughal court official. 
D)  day of prayer and fasting. 
E)  foreign emissary. 
A)  military unit. 
B)  poll tax on non-Muslims. 
C)  Mughal court official. 
D)  day of prayer and fasting. 
E)  foreign emissary.

Question 2

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 3

Shah Jahan's rule was marred by

Accepted Answer

A)  growing sectarian violence. 
B)  a Mongol invasion. 
C)  his failure to deal with domestic problems. 
D)  a failed effort to improve living conditions in rural areas. 
E)  his rejection of all of Akbar's policies. 
A)  growing sectarian violence. 
B)  a Mongol invasion. 
C)  his failure to deal with domestic problems. 
D)  a failed effort to improve living conditions in rural areas. 
E)  his rejection of all of Akbar's policies.

Question 4

After establishing Constantinople as their new capital, the Ottomans went to war with the

Accepted Answer

A)  Russians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Mughals. 
D)  Safavids. 
E)  Venetians. 
A)  Russians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Mughals. 
D)  Safavids. 
E)  Venetians.

Question 5

The first Europeans to arrive in India were the Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What advantages did the Janissary Corps have over more traditional military units? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The Janissary Corps had several advantag

Question 7

The janissaries were recruited from

Accepted Answer

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 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Battle of Lepanto

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engage

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Safavid

Accepted Answer

The Safavid Empire was a significant dyn

Question 10

The status of women under the Mughal regime

Accepted Answer

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 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Serbs

Accepted Answer

The term "Serbs" refers to a South Slavi

Question 12

What rights and obligations did non-Muslims have in the Ottoman Empire? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire had ce

Question 13

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 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
grand vizier

Accepted Answer

The term "grand vizier" refers to the hi

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
sipahis

Accepted Answer

Sipahis were a class of cavalry soldiers

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
"gunpowder empires"

Accepted Answer

The term "gunpowder empires" refers to t

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Golden Horn

Accepted Answer

The Golden Horn is a historic inlet in I

Question 19

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 20

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Hagia Sophia

Accepted Answer

Hagia Sophia is a historic architectural

Exam 16: The Muslim Empires

The jizya was a(n)

Women in Ottoman society

Shah Jahan's rule was marred by

After establishing Constantinople as their new capital, the Ottomans went to war with the

The first Europeans to arrive in India were the Portuguese.

What advantages did the Janissary Corps have over more traditional military units? Give examples.

The janissaries were recruited from

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Battle of Lepanto

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Safavid

The status of women under the Mughal regime

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Serbs

What rights and obligations did non-Muslims have in the Ottoman Empire? Provide examples.

At the 1389 Battle of Kosovo,

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. grand vizier

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. sipahis

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. "gunpowder empires"

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Golden Horn

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Hagia Sophia

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

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

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

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

Filters