Question 1

Compare and contrast the culture and society of the two important Muslim cities, Istanbul and Isfahan.

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Question 2

Did Peter really earn the title "the Great"? How does his reign compare with that of earlier tsars?

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Question 3

Explain the economic and military crisis that led to the long, slow decline of the Ottoman Empire.

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Question 4

What was the primary feature that distinguished the Mughal Empire from the Ottomans and Safavids? Explain your answer in detail.

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Question 5

Why did the trade empires in the Indian Ocean region succeed while those of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires declined? What advantages did each have in the trade competitions?

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Question 6

How did Russia combine different cultural elements in its empire? Use the Cossacks as an example.

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Question 7

How did the Russian Empire become one of the largest in land mass between 1500 and 1750? How did its government and internal conditions compare with the the Muslim land-based empires that emerged during the same period?

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Question 8

Compare and contrast the religious situation in the Safavid Empire of Iran with the one in the Mughal Empire in India. How did religion effect politics in each state?

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Quiz 18: Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean