Global 9: Unit 6 #1: India's Islamic Empires

The Delhi Sultanate [Empire] was located in present-day

• Afghanistan

• India

• China

• Russia

The invaders who created the Delhi Sultanate [Empire] originally came from regions including present-day

• Afghanistan

• India

• China

• Russia

The Sultans were

• Islamic rulers

• Christian rulers

• Buddhist rulers

• Hindu rulers

The people conquered by the Muslim invaders were mainly

• Buddhist

• Hindu

• Christian

• Jewish

The invading Muslim armies defeated Hindu soldiers easily because the Muslims used ________ in war.

• horses

• elephants

Turkish and Mongol armies defeated the Delhi Sultanate and created the

• Ottoman Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Persian Empire

• Mughal Empire

The word "Mughal" means

• mongol

• turk

• invader

• conqueror

The Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great created a stable nation by promoting

• fear and violence so everyone followed the laws

• religious tolerance for Muslims, Hindus, Christians, etc.

The Taj Mahal was created by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a _________ for his wife.

• wedding present

• tomb