Mughal Empire Historical Questions

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Who founded the Mughal Empire?

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Babur

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What religion were the emperors?

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Muslim

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What did Aurangzeb prohibit?

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The construction of hindu temples

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How were women affected by Islamic laws?

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Women were confined to their houses and very little social and political roles.

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Which Mughal emperor was known for his policy of religious tolerance?

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Akbar

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What was the effect of Britain's victory in the Battle of Plassey?

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The right for British East India Company to collect taxes around Calcutta.

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What role did the British East India Company play in the British colonization of India?

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It was a trading company that controlled large parts of India before direct British rule.

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What empire ruled India when British colonization began?

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Mughal Empire

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The British took important resources like silk, satin, cotton, spices, tea, cotton, precious metals, rubber, salt, plastic, sugar, pepper, paprika.

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spices, tea, cotton, precious metals

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"The British made Indian farmers grow crops like... instead of food for the people."

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cash crops like cotton, indigo, and opium