Question 1

Which of these describe the Marathas in the 1700s?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Muslim group in control of the Deccan 
B)  the Mughal rulers of India 
C)  a growing Hindu political force 
D)  a league of Muslim princes 
A)  a Muslim group in control of the Deccan 
B)  the Mughal rulers of India 
C)  a growing Hindu political force 
D)  a league of Muslim princes C

Question 2

For whose return did the Shi'ites anxiously await?

Accepted Answer

the twelfth imam

Question 3

Why were the Dutch less interested in Christian proselytizing than the other European groups in southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of them had converted to Hinduism. 
B)  Many of them had converted to Islam. 
C)  They were Calvinist, for whom all were already saved or damned. 
D)  They were Catholic. 
A)  Many of them had converted to Hinduism. 
B)  Many of them had converted to Islam. 
C)  They were Calvinist, for whom all were already saved or damned. 
D)  They were Catholic. C

Question 4

The French East India Company recalled François Dupleix to France after he

Accepted Answer

A)  converted to Hinduism. 
B)  converted to Islam. 
C)  married a the daughter of a local Maratha leader. 
D)  was defeated by Robert Clive. 
A)  converted to Hinduism. 
B)  converted to Islam. 
C)  married a the daughter of a local Maratha leader. 
D)  was defeated by Robert Clive.

Question 5

Which of these ruled India in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Delhi sultans 
B)  the Maratha 
C)  the Mughals 
D)  the Hindu League 
A)  the Delhi sultans 
B)  the Maratha 
C)  the Mughals 
D)  the Hindu League

Question 6

Which group dominated Southeast Asian trade and eventually established sovereignty over Indonesia in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Dutch 
C)  English 
D)  Portuguese 
A)  French 
B)  Dutch 
C)  English 
D)  Portuguese

Question 7

The Marathas were devout Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the status of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  modernized and revived 
B)  weakened and reactionary 
C)  torn by Wahhabism and economically weak 
D)  divided but modernized 
A)  modernized and revived 
B)  weakened and reactionary 
C)  torn by Wahhabism and economically weak 
D)  divided but modernized

Question 9

In which of these efforts was Nadir Shah successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  reconciling Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims under his rule 
B)  defeating the Mughal emperor 
C)  establishing a lasting dynasty 
D)  bringing stability to Persia 
A)  reconciling Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims under his rule 
B)  defeating the Mughal emperor 
C)  establishing a lasting dynasty 
D)  bringing stability to Persia

Question 10

What event marked the end of Mughals power?

Accepted Answer

A)  the British capture of Bombay. 
B)  the Persian sack of Delhi. 
C)  Mughal conversion to Hinduism. 
D)  Mughal defeat by the nawabs. 
A)  the British capture of Bombay. 
B)  the Persian sack of Delhi. 
C)  Mughal conversion to Hinduism. 
D)  Mughal defeat by the nawabs.

Question 11

Evaluate the significance of Indian Ocean trade to the stability and success of the Islamic Empires.

Accepted Answer

The Indian Ocean trade was of immense si

Question 12

Russia's victory over Sweden established Russian domination in Eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The viceroy Afonso d'Albuquerque was a devout Catholic who wanted to destroy Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did the emergence of the Qajar dynasty influence Shi'ism in Persia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Shi'ite clergy dominated Persian politics. 
B)  Shi'ites became a tolerated minority. 
C)  Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims reached reconciliation. 
D)  Shi'ites were harshly persecuted. 
A)  The Shi'ite clergy dominated Persian politics. 
B)  Shi'ites became a tolerated minority. 
C)  Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims reached reconciliation. 
D)  Shi'ites were harshly persecuted.

Question 15

Britain's "jewel in the crown" was

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Indonesia. 
C)  China. 
D)  South Africa. 
A)  India. 
B)  Indonesia. 
C)  China. 
D)  South Africa.

Question 16

Sufi mystics refused to participate in any Hindu practices, leading to a complete rejection of Islam in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did Europeans change the Indian Ocean trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  They first introduced trade to the region. 
B)  They made it a part of a global economy. 
C)  They were the first to make the Indian Ocean a trading region. 
D)  They were the first to link India to Africa through trade. 
A)  They first introduced trade to the region. 
B)  They made it a part of a global economy. 
C)  They were the first to make the Indian Ocean a trading region. 
D)  They were the first to link India to Africa through trade.

Question 18

Discuss the Muslim-Hindu connections in Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

The Muslim-Hindu connections in Indonesi

Question 19

What was the "sick man of Europe," and what country coined this phrase?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Em

Question 20

Discuss the shifting balances of power and commerce in Southeast Asia in the 1600s and 1700s.

Accepted Answer

During the 1600s and 1700s, Southeast As

Exam 22: Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Which of these describe the Marathas in the 1700s?

For whose return did the Shi'ites anxiously await?

Why were the Dutch less interested in Christian proselytizing than the other European groups in southeast Asia?

The French East India Company recalled François Dupleix to France after he

Which of these ruled India in the 1600s?

Which group dominated Southeast Asian trade and eventually established sovereignty over Indonesia in the 16th and 17th centuries?

The Marathas were devout Muslims.

What was the status of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s?

In which of these efforts was Nadir Shah successful?

What event marked the end of Mughals power?

Evaluate the significance of Indian Ocean trade to the stability and success of the Islamic Empires.

Russia's victory over Sweden established Russian domination in Eastern Europe.

The viceroy Afonso d'Albuquerque was a devout Catholic who wanted to destroy Islam.

How did the emergence of the Qajar dynasty influence Shi'ism in Persia?

Britain's "jewel in the crown" was

Sufi mystics refused to participate in any Hindu practices, leading to a complete rejection of Islam in Southeast Asia.

How did Europeans change the Indian Ocean trade?

Discuss the Muslim-Hindu connections in Indonesia.

What was the "sick man of Europe," and what country coined this phrase?

Discuss the shifting balances of power and commerce in Southeast Asia in the 1600s and 1700s.

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