POP Quiz 11.03.26

Looking at this image, what aspect(s) included by the artist could support Mughal attempts to legitimize their rule?

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  The use of perspective adding front-ground and background depth.

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  The inclusion of the Taj Mahal built which combined Islamic and Hindu architecture.

• Their matching attire including colors only made in India from local spices.

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  The use of a river running through the couple representing the barriers between people.

Historians could use this painting to support which of the following 'claims' about the Mughal empire?

• The Mughal empire forced those they conquered to convert to their style of Islam.

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  Local Hindu faiths and customs were adopted by the ruling Islamic family to support their legitimacy.

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  Neighboring regions were expected to abide by a 'blood tax' and offer a child to the empire.

• Walls and structures were built to prevent outsiders from accessing the interior borders of the empire.

One example of Mughal attempt to unify the diverse populations found throughout the Indian subcontinent was...

• allowing Non-Muslims to continue living in the empire providing the paid a Jiyza, or Non-Muslim Tax.

• by attempting to combining several beliefs into a single "Divine Faith."

• Pledge fealty to the ruling Lord and provide services in exchange for the right to stay and work.

• stressing the need to convert to the Islamic faith.

The soldiers depicted in this image were likely...

• a part of the Janissary elite forces created to maintain and enforce Ottoman rule.

• volunteers who recognized the legitimacy of the ruling Ottoman class and chose to serve.

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  less knowledgeable of gunpowder weapons compared to their other Islamic empire counterparts.

• opposed to signs of force and preferred bureaucratic diplomacy to violence.

The event in the image best supports which of the following claims?

• After the Mongolian conquests, the Islamic empire returned to a period of peace and understanding.

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  Few areas remained under Islamic rule for long periods of time leading to the fracturing of the Islamic world.

• Through the use of superior weaponry, the Islamic Empires were able to gain control of new territories.

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  The Ottoman empire sought to blend most surrounding cultures with their own.

The Islamic world's mastery of gunpowder weapons could best be explained by what previous statement of Dar al-Islam(1200-1400)?

• Having previously mastered areas of science & math, the Islamic world was able to manufacture advanced weapons better than other societies.

• Few records were kept during the Golden Age of Islam to support any scientific knowledge so they had to reinvent themselves.

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  Previously the Islamic world believed in mostly superstitious fiction rather than scientific fact until the spread of Humanism.

• The Persian region maintained the Silk Road and was exposed to many tradeable goods including weapons.

The following image likely visualizes what development during the Ming Dynasty?

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  The reduction in land trade as new defensive walls were built to protect the kingdom limited outside contact.

• The destruction of the Great Wall as a metaphor for peace and unity throughout Asia.

• The development of newer better trade routes utilized by both Mongols and Chinese.

• The reusing of materials to construct the Forbidden City and adjacent buildings.

Other than the rebuilding of the Great Wall, what other 'constructs' of Chinese culture was rebuilt from the previous Song Dynasty?

• The use of the examination system and other Confucian bureaucratic practices to re-establish the Scholarly Gentry.

• Financial support for maritime expeditions similar to those led by Zheng He.

• Maintenance of the Silk Roads to promote cultural exchanges with the Middle East.

• The tributary system with Korea, Japan, and Vietnam was continued with the aforementioned kowtowing to the Chinese.

Such actions as the rebuilding of the Great Wall and construction of the Forbidden City support which of the following 'claims'?

• Ruling Ming leadership had become xenophobic towards outsiders and felt it was necessary to hinder any foriegner from gaining access to Chinese lands.

• Chinese leadership believed it was important to spread sinification to new parts of the world first by creating noticeable structures for others to admire.

• The Mongols were likely to return once a new Khan was crowned as many Mongols wished to return to ruling China and living Chinese ways.

• The Chinese believed that the Islamic Gunpowder Empires were their next threat and as such needed better ways to defend against such weaponry.

Which Islamic Gunpowder state can be identified meeting with Admiral Zheng He?

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Mughal Empire

• The Safavid Empire

• The Mongol Empire