Ch 17 Quizz

After the death of Timur, his empire was held together by which of the following?

• Timur's dynasty

• The Mongol language

• Financial gain

• Islamic faith

According to Map 17.4, “The Muslim World, ca. 1700,” which of the following empires were once a part of Timur's empire?

• Ottoman and Safavid

• Mughal and Russian

• Safavid and Russian

• Holy Roman and Ottoman

Who were the janissaries?

• Elite Ottoman slave soldiers

• Muslim scholars in Turkey

• Children born to royal slave concubines

• The Ottoman bureaucratic corps

Which was the largest and wealthiest of the three Islamic empires of the early modern world?

• Mughal Empire

• Persian Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

According to Map 17.1, “The Ottoman Empire at Its Height, 1566,” the far eastern portion of the Ottoman Empire occupied territory that was once part of which ancient civilization?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Mauryan

• Etruscan

The interactions between the subjects of this illustration reflect which of the following?

• The belief that coffeehouses encouraged male sociability

• The belief that coffee drinking fostered greater concentration on God

• The belief that coffee was intoxicating

• The belief that coffee drinking could lead to sedition

What happened to the Mughal ruler Humayun after he lost most of the Mughal territory in Afghanistan?

• He immediately went to Afghanistan to reclaim it and was killed in battle.

• He was exiled to Persia.

• He hid in caves in northern India until his army prevailed.

• He was captured by the Safavid army.

Which of the following was an important feature of the governing of the Mughal Empire under Akbar?

• Akbar discouraged religious or ethnic factions at court.

• Akbar relied exclusively on the military for control.

• All business was conducted in Turkish as the state language.

• Slaves filled most administrative positions.

Based on the evidence in Map 17.3, “India, 1707–1805,” what did the British East India Company share in common with others who traded in spices, slaves, precious metals, and material goods?

• They all relied heavily upon the strength of their maritime fleets.

• They all managed to avoid major armed conflict.

• They maintained a strong alliance with Muslims at key strategic points.

• They dominated overland trade routes into northern India.

The Book of the Sea was a collection of what?

• Military treatises

• Maps

• Poems

• Laws