Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
East India Company

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The East India Company was a British tra

Question 2

The Ottoman Turk homeland was in Bulgaria.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Ottoman sultan ruled through the chief minister known as the

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A)  devshirme. 
B)  purdah. 
C)  sipahis. 
D)  holy one. 
E)  grand vizier. 
A)  devshirme. 
B)  purdah. 
C)  sipahis. 
D)  holy one. 
E)  grand vizier.

Question 4

What role did the shah play in the Safavid state?

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The Shah played a central and multifacet

Question 5

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

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Nur Jahan was a powerful empress of the

Question 6

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

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Pastoral peoples are nomadic or semi-nom

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Fort William and Madras

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Fort William and Madras are both histori

Question 8

Indian literature was stimulated by the arrival of printing in the early sixteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Safavid's built their empire in the early sixteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first Mughal emperor was Babur was an energetic and charismatic leader.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

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Safi al-Din (1252-1334) was a Kurdish Su

Question 12

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

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The term "caliph" (from the Arabic خليفة

Question 13

In the European competition for the control of India,

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A)  Joseph Francois Dupleix was more successful than Sir Robert Clive. 
B)  Sir Robert Clive was more successful than Joseph Francois Dupleix. 
C)  Joseph Francois Dupleix was able to gain control of most of the subcontinent due to the strong financial support of the French. 
D)  Sir Robert Clive's lack of military acumen prevented him from gaining any significant control over the subcontinent. 
E)  the French defeated the British at the Battle of the Black Hole. 
A)  Joseph Francois Dupleix was more successful than Sir Robert Clive. 
B)  Sir Robert Clive was more successful than Joseph Francois Dupleix. 
C)  Joseph Francois Dupleix was able to gain control of most of the subcontinent due to the strong financial support of the French. 
D)  Sir Robert Clive's lack of military acumen prevented him from gaining any significant control over the subcontinent. 
E)  the French defeated the British at the Battle of the Black Hole.

Question 14

The Ottoman governmental structure

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A)  was a blend of old tribal traditions and a more recent, sedentary environment. 
B)  required that all slaves in the empire come from the Muslim population. 
C)  made conspicuous use of the Sublime Porte, a docking area for elite pleasure craft. 
D)  moved from Constantinople to Ankara. 
E)  included non-Muslims at the top levels. 
A)  was a blend of old tribal traditions and a more recent, sedentary environment. 
B)  required that all slaves in the empire come from the Muslim population. 
C)  made conspicuous use of the Sublime Porte, a docking area for elite pleasure craft. 
D)  moved from Constantinople to Ankara. 
E)  included non-Muslims at the top levels.

Question 15

Under Shah Abbas I, the Safavid capital was moved to

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A)  Kashan. 
B)  Shiraz. 
C)  Teheran. 
D)  Isfahan. 
E)  Tabriz. 
A)  Kashan. 
B)  Shiraz. 
C)  Teheran. 
D)  Isfahan. 
E)  Tabriz.

Question 16

Mughal architectural developments

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A)  were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. 
B)  often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. 
C)  borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles 
D)  were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. 
E)  were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co. 
A)  were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. 
B)  often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. 
C)  borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles 
D)  were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. 
E)  were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Shi'ite and Sunni

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Shi'ite and Sunni are terms used to desc

Question 18

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

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state...

Question 19

It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that

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A)  its pottery ignored eastern influences and duplicated ancient Persian designs. 
B)  it was minimally involved with textile production. 
C)  its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the height of its artistic achievement. 
D)  its painting was intensely affected by Western methods and subjects. 
E)  its architecture was almost wholly imitative. 
A)  its pottery ignored eastern influences and duplicated ancient Persian designs. 
B)  it was minimally involved with textile production. 
C)  its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the height of its artistic achievement. 
D)  its painting was intensely affected by Western methods and subjects. 
E)  its architecture was almost wholly imitative.

Question 20

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

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The Bosporus and Dardanelles are two str

Exam 16: The Muslim Empires

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. East India Company

The Ottoman Turk homeland was in Bulgaria.

The Ottoman sultan ruled through the chief minister known as the

What role did the shah play in the Safavid state?

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Fort William and Madras

Indian literature was stimulated by the arrival of printing in the early sixteenth century.

The Safavid's built their empire in the early sixteenth century.

The first Mughal emperor was Babur was an energetic and charismatic leader.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

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

In the European competition for the control of India,

The Ottoman governmental structure

Under Shah Abbas I, the Safavid capital was moved to

Mughal architectural developments

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Shi'ite and Sunni

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

It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that

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

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