Gunpowder Empires

What does the word 'Islam' mean?

• submission
• Arab
• devoted to God
• fanatic

What is the main difference between the Millet and Timar systems?

• Millet is for Muslim people; Timar is for conquered people
• Timar is for Muslim people; Millet is for non-Muslims
• Timar forces people to pay a tax, Millet does not
• Timar lands were inherited, in Millet they were not.

The Muslim Empire that conquered Constantinople

• Ottoman Turks
• Safavid Persians
• Mughal Indians
• Mongol Chinese

Who created the Taj Mahal for his wife?

• Babar
• Akbar
• Aurangzeb
• Shah Jahan

Which of the following is a similarity between the Ottomans and the Mughals?

• Both used cannons and gunpowder
• Both allowed European trade
• Both used the Devshirme system
• Both interacted with Hindu princes

The tax the Ottomans imposed on non-Muslim people

• Millet
• Janissary
• Devshirme
• Jitza

The Mughal Empire was able to rule over a society that was predominantly

• Buddhist
• Christian
• Hindu
• Muslim

The Safavid Empire is MOST associated with which modern-day country?

• India
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey

What primarily led to the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

• massive droughts
• incompetent leadership
• invading armies
• religious wars

According to the map, the Ottoman Empire surrounded

• the Black Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the North Sea
• the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Baltic Sea.
• the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea.
• B) the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea.