Deck 16: The Muslim Empires

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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Question 2

When and why did the Ottoman Empire begin to decline? Be specific.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Why was the capture of Constantinople such an important turning point in the expansion of the Ottoman Turks?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What characterized the Indian economy under Mughal rule? Give examples.

Question 5

Describe Akbar's religious policies. How did religious tolerance serve his political purposes?

Question 6

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

Question 7

What were the major social groups in Ottoman society? What was expected of each group?

Question 8

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

Question 9

How did Mughal rule contribute to cultural synthesis in India?  Give examples.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

What were the key institutions of the Ottoman state? How were the Ottomans influenced by Byzantine political traditions?

Question 13

Why is the reign of Aurangzeb so controversial?

Question 14

How did the Mughals mix Indian and Persian traditions in their architecture?

Question 15

How did Akbar build on his father and grandfather's accomplishments?

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

What impact did the arrival of Europeans have on the Mughal state? On the Mughal economy?

Question 19

What role did the shah play in the Safavid state?

Question 20

What factors facilitated the rise of the Safavids?

Question 21

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

Question 22

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Topkapi and harem

Question 23

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sipahis

Question 24

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Murad and the Battle of Kosovo

Question 25

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pashas

Question 26

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Mamluks

Question 27

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Golden Horn

Question 28

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Shari'a

Question 29

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Suleyman I the Magnificent

Question 30

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Battles of Mohács and Vienna

Question 31

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Mehmet II, 1453, and Istanbul

Question 32

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millet

Question 33

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devshirme

Question 34

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caliph

Question 35

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Sublime Porte

Question 36

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Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

Question 37

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Blue Mosque

Question 38

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Safavid

Question 39

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Serbs

Question 40

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Shah Abbas I the Great

Question 41

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Black Hole of Calcutta

Question 42

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Shi'ite and Sunni

Question 43

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Fort William and Madras

Question 44

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the Red Fort

Question 45

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Aurangzeb

Question 46

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Battle of Lepanto

Question 47

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carpet weaving

Question 48

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Joseph Francis Dupleix and Sir Robert Clive

Question 49

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Babur

Question 50

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pastoral peoples

Question 51

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East India Company

Question 52

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Akbar

Question 53

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Din-i-Ilahi

Question 54

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Azerbaijan

Question 55

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Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

Question 56

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Hagia Sophia

Question 57

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zamindars

Question 58

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Nur Jahan

Question 59

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"red heads"

Question 60

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sati

Question 61

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

Question 62

Emperor Selim led the Ottoman conquest of the Mamluks in

A) central Asia.
B) Egypt.
C) the Balkans.
D) Persia.
E) eastern Europe.

Question 63

Ottoman expansion

A) was achieved without any change in military organization or technology between 1400 and1700.
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 64

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

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 Christendom.

Question 65

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

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

Question 66

At the 1389 Battle of Kosovo,

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 67

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.
Vasco da Gama

Question 68

When Mehmet II succeeded to the Ottoman throne, he was determined to capture

A) Serbia.
B) Bulgaria.
C) Constantinople.
D) Venice.
E) Vienna.

Question 69

The power structure of the Ottoman Empire

A) was highly structured, with the ruler's oldest son always succeeding to power.
B) was not hereditary, and the sultan was succeeded by his highest-ranking military subordinate.
C) was physically centered in the Topkapi.
D) divided power between the vezir , "the sultanate of women," and devshirme scholars.
E) lacked an imperial bureaucracy, a serious weakness in an empire of that size.

Question 70

Ottoman queen mothers

A) were required to remain celibate.
B) were usually sent into exile.
C) had considerable authority in affairs of state.
D) were more powerful than the sultan.
E) served as military advisors.

Question 71

The fundamental components of the Ottoman political system evolved from

A) Mongol traditions.
B) Germanic traditions.
C) Islamic law.
D) Byzantine administrative traditions.
E) tribal institutions.

Question 72

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

Question 73

Constantinople was captured by the

A) Seljuk Turks, led by Suleyman the Magnificent.
B) Ottoman Turks, led by Tamerlane.
C) Safavids, under Shah Ismail.
D) Ottoman Turks, headed by Mehmet II.
E) Mongols, led by Akbar.

Question 74

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

Question 75

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Tulsidas' Ramcaritimanas

Question 76

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

Question 77

The janissaries were recruited from

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 78

The sultan's concubines tended to be

A) daughters of Ottoman merchants.
B) from farm families.
C) members of the Ottoman nobility.
D) daughters of military leaders.
E) non-Muslim slaves.

Question 79

Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Lepanto ended their bid for control of

A) the Mediterranean.
B) the Balkans.
C) central Asia.
D) northern Africa.
E) eastern Europe.

Question 80

It is accurate to state that the

A) Osmanli Turks first consolidated their control of the southeastern part of the Balkans, given to them by the Seljuks.
B) Ottoman Turks gained control of much of the Balkans before they took Constantinople.
C) Yeni Cheri were a renowned group of Sufi mystics.
D) Seljuk Turks conquered the Ottoman Turks.
E) Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople from the Ottoman Turks.