Question 1

Which of the following statements is not true about Ottoman power in Europe?

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A)  It came to be accepted by the leadership of the non-Turkish European states.
B)  It was aggressively extended into central Europe.
C)  It destroyed a European coalition of Austrian, Polish, Bavarian, and Saxon forces at Vienna in 1683 and held the city for ten years.
D)  It was ultimately forced out of Hungary by an alliance of allied European armies.
E)  It threatened to take naval control of the Mediterranean until the Battle of Lepanto.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Discuss, with examples, the role of gunpowder in both the successes and failures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires.

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Gunpowder played a significant role in b...

Question 3

Ottoman forces were blocked from further expansion in the western Mediterranean at which battle?​

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A)  Battle of Mohacs​
B)  Battle of Lepanto
C)  Battle of Eisengaard
D)  Battle of Kosovo
E)  Battle of ViennaF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Akbar

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Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, wa...

Question 5

Unlike the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire embraced Sunni Islam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the daily life of Mughal India, the Muslim practice of barring women from associating with men outside the home was known as

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A)  sati .
B)  zamindar .
C)  purdah .
D)  raga .
E)  harem .F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

To commemorate his deceased wife, Shah Jahan commissioned the building of​

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A)  the Red Fort
B)  the Taj Mahal
C)  the Elephant Gate at Fatehpur Sikri.
D)  The Blue Mosque
E)  The Winter PalaceF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
millet

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Millet refers to a group of small-seeded...

Question 9

The Ottoman Turks preceded the Seljuk Turks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Before the Turkish capture of Constantinople,

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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 Chritendom.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

What were the major cultural contributions of Mughal India? Of Safavid Persia?

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The Mughal Empire in India and the Safav...

Question 12

What was the ethnic composition of the Ottoman Empire, and how did the government of the sultan administer such a diverse population? How did Ottoman policy in this regard compare with the policies applied in Europe and Asia?

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The ethnic composition of the Ottoman Em...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Murad and the Battle of Kosovo

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Murad refers to Sultan Murad I, who was ...

Question 14

All of the following are true about the Ottomans in North Africa EXCEPT​

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A)  They met with considerable resistance from the Nasrid dynasty in Morocco.
B)  They used local administrators named Pashas.
C)  There was little attempt to penetrate beyond the coastal regions.
D)  They controlled trade routes through the Sahara.
E)  There was competition with Christians in piracy along the Barbary Coast.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

As a means to curtail the aristocracy, strong-minded shahs would use ​

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A)  absolutism.
B)  a semi-divine status.
C)  confiscation of estates when possible.
D)  isolation of hereditary nobles in administrative positions.
E)  castration of all nobility to ensure no dynastic challenges would emerge.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except

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A)  its wealth was much greater than its neighbors, the Mughal and Ottoman empires.
B)  it had to trade with Europe through southern Russia, since the Europeans controlled the seas to the south and the Ottomans controlled the lands to the west.
C)  it produced many items that were in high demand in many other parts of the world.
D)  it maintained a respectable level of thought and learning in philosophy, science, medicine, and mathematics.
E)  it contained large minority populations, though most of the population was of Iranian background.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Safavid power was spread through Persia by

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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.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Black Hole of Calcutta

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The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a s...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
sultan

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The term "sultan" refers to a noble titl...

Question 20

The first Mughal emperor, Babur, was descended from both Tamerlane and Genghis Khan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Muslim Empires

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