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WorksheetsDL Chapter 22 (The Muslim Empires)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of these rulers oversaw the siege of Constantinople in 1453?
Osman
Suleyman the Magnificent
Mehmed II
Murad IV
Which of these was the source of the Janissary corps?
slaves
forced conscription
voluntary enlistment
noble households
Which of these was chief minister of the Ottoman Empire?
ayan
Mamluk
caliph
vizier
Who was the “sick man” of Europe?
the Ottoman Empire
the Mughal Empire
the Austrian Empire
the Safavic Empire
Which of these ruled Persia from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries?
Abassid Empire
Safavid Empire
Mughal Empire
Timurid Empire
Sail al-Din founded the ________ dynasty.
Ottoman
Safavid
Sassanid
Ghaznavid
Which of these was proclaimed shah in 1501?
Suleyman
Akbar
Ismâ’il
Sail al-Din
What two empires fought at Chaldiran in 1514?
Safavid and Ottoman
Timurid and Safavid
Byzantine and Ottoman
Mughal and Mongol
The Safavid Empire reached its greatest extent under ________.
Abbas I
Ismâ’il
Sail al-Din
Abbas the Great
The imams traced their descent to ________.
Muhammad
Uthman
Sail al-Din
Ali
Under the Safavids, mullahs were ________.
local religious leaders
provincial governors
slave corps
chief ministers
What was the Safavid capital?
Constantinople
Tehran
Isfahan
Baghdad
Which of these men founded a new dynasty in the Safavid Empire in 1736?
Abbas the Great
Nadir Khan
Humayan
Suleyman the Magnificent
Babur was founder of the ________ dynasty.
Ottoman
Safavid
Mughal
Afsharid
Which of these was the Mughal capital?
Kabul
Bombay
Calcutta
Delhi
Mughal rule was restored in 1556 by ________.
Humayan
Babur
Akbar
Jahangir
Which of these men ruled south Asia in the late 1500s?
Jahangir
Babur
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Which of these describes Din-i-Ilahi?
a revival of Hinduism
a synthesis of Hinduism and Islam
south Asian Sufism
Jainism with Muslim influences
Which of these was the practice of burning widows as part of their husband’s funeral rites?
purdah
sati
chintz
muslin
Purdah is ________ in south Asia.
child marriage
seclusion
a religious festival
a week of fasting
The Taj Mahal was built as a ________.
palace
mosque
mausoleum
fortress
Nur Jahan was the wife of ________.
Jahangir
Akbar
Humayan
Aurangzeb
Which of these rulers attempted to purify Islam of Hindu influences?
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Babur
Akbar
A rebellion against the rule of Aurangzeb was led by the ________.
rajputs
Sikhs
Mughals
Marattas
Which of these is a religion that arose in south Asia in the fourteenth century?
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
Jainism
The context for the Ottoman rise to power was the ________.
end of the Mongol Empire
emergence of Sufism
division between Shi’a and Sunni Islam
end of the Byzantine Empire
Looking at Map 22.1 on p. 496, “The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires,” it is evident that these three empires ________.
created new centers of power
replaced the Mongol Empire
followed longstanding patterns
were successor states to Alexander’s empire
In addition to the power of earlier Muslim empires in the Middle East, the Ottomans added great ________.
cavalries
naval power
slave armies
elephant-mounted troops
Looking at Map 22.2 on p. 497, “The Expansion of the Ottoman Empire,” the Ottomans ruled roughly the same region as the ________ at its height.
Roman
Persian
Mongol
Byzantine
Which of these made the vizier necessary in the Ottoman Empire?
religious conflict
the power of the Byzantine Empire
the growth of the empire
the need for better defenses
Which of these helped to push the Muslim world into Europe?
the Ottoman capital
the battle of Chaldiran
the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
the use of the Janissaries
Which of these is illustrated by Figure 22.3 on p. 500?
the spread of Muslim architecture throughout the Middle East
the imposition of Ottoman culture on Byzantine roots
the power of the Ottoman Empire
Suleyman’s admiration for Mughal architecture
Which of these elements of Ottoman culture marked a break from long-established Muslim and Middle Eastern traditions?
architectural styles
women’s roles
support for merchants
the use of Turkish
The phrase “the sick man” of Europe reflected a ________ point of view.
Ottoman
European
Christian
Shi’a
Which of these proved integral to Ottoman prosperity?
the Janissaries
control of the Balkans
conquest
defeat of the Safavid Empire
Which of these characterizes the significance of the battle of Lepanto?
the end of Ottoman naval power
the end of Ottoman power in the Mediterranean region
the rise of Italian naval power
a blow to Ottoman control in the Mediterranean
The emergence of the Safavid dynasty ________ the Sunni-Shi’a split.
inaugurated
ended
weakened
intensified
The main impetus behind the rise of the Safavid dynasty was ________.
ethnic animosity
religious revival
a desire to restore the Mongol Empire
a burst of commercial activity
Which of these is illustrated by Map 22.3 on p. 504, “The Safavid Empire”?
the enduring legacy of ancient Persia
Safavid pressure on the Mughal Empire
steady Safavid expansion to the west
the weakness of the Safavid Empire
Which of these characterizes the impact of the battle of Chaldiran?
The battle fatally weakened the Safavid Empire.
Safavid defeat led to Mughal expansion.
A line was drawn between Shi’a and Sunni lands.
The battle weakened two Muslim empires, leading to European incursions.
Which of these centuries-old Middle Eastern patterns was repeated by the Safavid dynasty?
a capital at the conjunction of the Tigris and Euphrates
expansion into south Asia
repeated Zoroastrian revivals
adoption of Persian culture
Like the caliphs, the imams ________.
traced their descent from Muhammad
based their authority on control of Mecca
combined secular and religious authority
came to power in opposition to Shi’a claims to power
Which of these best characterizes the role of women in Ottoman and Safavid society?
growing
rapidly expanding
greatly weakened
diminished
Map 22.4 on p. 510, “The Growth of the Mughal Empire” shows that like other south Asian empires, the Mughal Empire ________.
spread from south to north
could not control the Deccan
was confined to the Indus and Ganges valleys
was based in the north
Which of these was Akbar’s ultimate solution to Hindu-Muslim conflict?
toleration
a new synthesis
suppression of Islam
exile of dissidents
The reaction to Mughal social reforms showed that ________.
certain patterns were too deeply rooted to change
the practice of religious toleration was effective
social change was easier to implement than political change
women were often agents of conservatism
The religious policies of Aurangzeb ________ Akbar’s policies.
reversed
went farther than
maintained
transformed
By the 1600s, the Ottoman Empire had come to resemble China in being ________.
expansionist
tolerant of outside influences
enthusiastic for scientific innovation
isolated and resistant to change
Like the Spanish monarchs in the 1500s, the Safavid dynasty ________.
was first strengthened then weakened by an influx of precious metals
rapidly expanded its empire, motivated by a sense of religious purpose
rose in opposition to a more powerful neighbor
claimed descent from a key religious figure
Like the Yuan rulers, Akbar ________.
founded a long-lived dynasty
created a new religion
attempted sweeping social reforms
was a foreign invader
