10.1 World in 1750

Q1. Mughal means ____________?

• muslim

• mongol

• Ghenghis Khan

• Empire

He was the ruler of the Mughal Empire during its best period.

• Akbar

• Aurangzeb

• Shah Jahan

Which effect did the Mughals have on India during their rule?

• Parliamentary republics were established.

• India became unified under one language.

• Muslim culture dominated in parts of India.

• Hinduism became the dominant religion in Northern India.

For which achievement is Suleiman the Magnificent best known?

• Building the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

• Spreading Christianity into the Balkan Peninsula

• Conquering the Russian capital of Moscow

• Uniting the Ottoman Empire under an efficient government structure

One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent, Akbar the Great, and Louis XIV are similar is that each was

• an important religious reformer

• a supporter of laissez-faire practices

• a leader of independence movements

• an absolute monarch

One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent and Akbar the Great are similar is that they both brought about periods of

• political stability and religious tolerance

• religious conquest and persecution

• isolationism and cultural stagnation

• modernization and political disunity

The fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks (1453) prompted Spain and Portugal to

• seek new trade routes to East Asia

• extend religious tolerance to Muslim peoples

• reform their political systems

• expand the Catholic Inquisition into the Middle East

An observation about the Ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries is that the Empire

• originated in Hungary

• had a strategic location between Europe and Asia

• was totally landlocked

• had control over most of western Europe

Which empire best fits these descriptions? - Captured the city of Constantinople in 1453 - Benefited from rich trade along the Mediterranean Sea - Ruled by Suleiman the Lawgiver

• Roman

• Ottoman

• Mongol

• Songhai

One way Japanese feudalism during the Tokugawa shogunate was different from European feudalism is that during this period of Japanese feudalism

• political power was more centralized

• foreign missionaries were welcomed

• emperors were overthrown in coups d’etat

• most wealthy merchants were able to attain high social status