Question 1

The son of Shah Jahan,who killed his brother,imprisoned his father,and then assumed the throne himself,was

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A)  Aurangzeb.
B)  Shivaji.
C)  Dara Shikoh.
D)  Jahangir.
E)  Lothair.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
sultan

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Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
the Dharmashastra

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the Dharmashastra...

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Din-i-Ilahi

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Din-i-Ilahi...

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Babur

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Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not correct regarding members of the harems of Turkish sultans?

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A)  They were invariably daughters of the Muslim upper class.
B)  They were of slave origins only.
C)  They were always non-Muslims.
D)  They were sometimes permitted to leave the harem to marry state officials.
E)  They were trained and educated.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Compare and contrast the origins of the Safavid Empire with those of the Ottoman Empire? What were the similarities and what were the differences?

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The Safavid Empire and the Ottoman Empir...

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Blue Mosque

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The Blue Mosque, also known as Sultan Ah...

Question 10

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 B)

Question 11

All of the following were true about the expansion of the Ottoman Empire except

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A)  under Selim I,the Ottomans controlled the Middle East and North Africa.
B)  by the early sixteenth century,Ottoman power allowed Murad to conquer African Ethiopia.
C)  the Ottomans gained control over Mecca and Medina.
D)  by the early eighteenth century,Ottoman control in North Africa had become weaker.
E)  the Ottomans were twice repulsed on the outskirts of Vienna.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Akbar was succeeded by his son and grandson,respectively

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A)  Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.
B)  Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
C)  Nur Jahan and Babur al-Raua.
D)  Mumtaz Mahal and Mehmet I.
E)  Babur and Dara Shikoh.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

What made the Ottoman,Safavid,and Mughal empires strong was the absence of factionalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As the British extended their economic and military control over India,from the coastal cities to the inland regions,

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A)  all local Indian rulers became richer and more powerful.
B)  British and Indian elite wealth and success increased,as did that of Indian peasants.
C)  both the British and the Indians prospered from the new alliance.
D)  British colonial rule in India initially favored Indian interests over those of Britain.
E)  an estimated one-third of the population in areas under British East Company control died in the 1770s in a series of massive famines.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The power structure of the Ottoman Empire

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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.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

What factors explain how and why the Osmanli Turks were able to replace the Seljuk Turks and conquer the Byzantine Empire between the mid-thirteenth and fifteenth centuries?

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There are several factors that explain h...

Question 17

The "Akbar style" included all of the following except

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A)  it combined Persian with Indian motifs.
B)  it imitated European art forms.
C)  it followed the Ottoman trend toward realism and historical narrative.
D)  human figures were often represented in spite of Islamic prohibitions.
E)  it was strongly influence by the artistic style of Ming China.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Safi al-Din and Shah Ismail

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
Safi al-Din and...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
millet

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Question 20

Ottoman decline was caused by all except

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A)  a decline of competence within the ruling family.
B)  internal decay of the ruling elite.
C)  the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes.
D)  a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government,thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful.
E)  conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Exam 16: The Muslim Empires

Akbar was succeeded by his son and grandson,respectively

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Ottoman decline was caused by all except

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

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All of the following were true of Safavid Iran except

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The power structure of the Ottoman Empire

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What factors explain how and why the Osmanli Turks were able to replace the Seljuk Turks and conquer the Byzantine Empire between the mid-thirteenth and fifteenth centuries?

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The "Akbar style" included all of the following except

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As the British extended their economic and military control over India,from the coastal cities to the inland regions,

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Babur

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Which of the following is not correct regarding members of the harems of Turkish sultans?

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All of the following were true about the expansion of the Ottoman Empire except

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What made the Ottoman,Safavid,and Mughal empires strong was the absence of factionalism.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). sultan

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The son of Shah Jahan,who killed his brother,imprisoned his father,and then assumed the throne himself,was

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Blue Mosque

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