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The Mughal Empire

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Mughal Empire was able to rule over a society that was predominantly
a)
Buddhist
b)
Christian
c)
Hindu
d)
Muslim
2.
Who founded the Mughal Dynasty in India?
a)
Babur
b)
Akbar
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Gandhi
3.
All of the following flourished under Akbar EXCEPT:
a)
art
b)
literature
c)
architecture
d)
gourmet cuisine
4.
What religion was the ruling class of the Mughal Empire?
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
5.
What religion were the majority of the people of the Mughal Empire?
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
6.
Which Mughal Emperor took the throne at age 13 and supported aggressive military power?
a)
Babur
b)
Akbar
c)
Abbas
d)
Suleyman
7.
Why did Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal? 
a)
As a palace for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal 
b)
As a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal  
c)
To honor the common people of the Mughal Empire
d)
To match the accomplishments of his father
8.
British colonization contributed to the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 1700s. 
a)
Fact
b)
Fiction 
9.
He was the ruler of the Mughal Empire during its best period.
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Chandra Gupta
d)
Shah Jahan
10.
Akbar created unity through much of India (the Mughal Empire) by
a)
Forcing conquered people to convert to Islam.
b)
Allowing local governors complete freedom to rule their regions.
c)
Stationing military units at strategic points throughout the empire.
d)
Abolishing taxes on non-Muslims.
11.
 The Mughal Empire was weakened by which of these issues?
a)
Atlantic Slave Trade
b)
End of trading on the Silk Roads
c)
Invasion of the Ottoman Empire
d)
Reversal of religious toleration policies
12.
Which of the following is not a reason Aurangzeb is know as the Intolerant Sultan?
a)
He brought back the tax on non-muslims
b)
He killed his brothers and imprisoned his father to become the leader
c)
He destroyed Hindu temples 
d)
He finally conquered the Deccan region
13.

The division of the Hindu social class system into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Akbar

c)

caste system

d)

Mughal Empire

14.

A period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to 1700s.

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

caste system

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Taj Mahal

15.

The head of the Delhi Sultanate government is called the ____________________.

a)

emperor

b)

sultan

c)

king

d)

Genghis

16.
Aurangzeb
a)
had his father, the king, imprisoned.
b)
practiced religious tolerance.
c)
increased personal liberties for his subjects.
d)
taxed all his subjects equally.
17.

The founder of the Mughal Empire was...

a)

Babur

b)

Mughal

c)

Akbar

d)

Taj Mahal

18.

Name of the empire on the Indian subcontinent founded by Babur was...

a)

Sikh

b)

Mughal

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Shivaji

19.

Mughal emperor who built Taj Mahal; he ruled from 1628 to 1658...

a)

Babur

b)

Mughal

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Shivaji

20.

Magnificent tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife...

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Shivaji

c)

Babur

d)

Sikh

21.

Last important Mughal emperor, 1658–1707; he expanded the empire but also weakened it...

a)

Babur

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Mughal

d)

Sikh

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