TB 40a

Look at the map illustrating the geographical extent of the Mughal Empire. Then answer the question that follows.

• the empire's had a strong navy that maintained its security

• the expulsion of both Hindus and Muslims from the region

• the lack of significant external threats to Mughal authority

Which civilization is represented at the height of its power?

• the Safavid Empire

• the Ottoman Empire

Who did the Ottoman Empire defeat in 1453, allowing them to rise to power?

• the Holy Roman Empire

• the Byzantine Empire

• the Golden Horde

The economy of the Ottoman Empire benefited from a network of caravans inherited from which preceding civilization?

• the Byzantine Empire

• the Seljuk Empire

• the Mongol Empire

The Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire were the first standing military units trained to use

• cavalry tactics

• gunpowder weapons

What caused the weakening of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century?

• a civil war between Hindus and Muslims

• the influence of the East India Company

In 1534, who did Suleyman the Magnificent defeat and drive out of modern-day Iraq, affirming Suleyman's control over the Islamic world?

• the Safavid dynasty

• the Holy Roman Empire

• the Hapsburg dynasty

After strengthening his army, which TWO groups did Shah Abbas the Great go to war with in order to reclaim territory lost during his father's reign and during the early years of his own reign?

• Austrians

• Ottomans

• Prussians

• Uzbeks

• Umayyads