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The Mughals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded the Mughal Empire?

a)

Akbar

b)

Suleiman

c)

Babur

d)

Jahangir

2.

The battle that established the Mughal Empire was:

a)

Caldiran

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Panipat

d)

Gettysburg

3.

What is the ruler of a sultanate called?

a)

sultan

b)

king

c)

shah

d)

leader

4.

Who is considered the greatest Mughal ruler?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Jahangir

5.

Akbar the Great improved his empire in all these areas EXCEPT:

a)

tax system

b)

religious tolerance

c)

economic improvements

d)

world wide exploration

6.

Fatehpur Sikri was built by:

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Babur

c)

Akbar

d)

Jahangir

7.

Which Mughal ruler was a decent ruler but had personal issues that interfered with his rule?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Jahangir

d)

Shah jahan

8.

Ruler that built the Taj Mahal for his wife to serve as a tomb.

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Babur

d)

none of these

9.

This ruler was a religious conservative who did not allow freedom of religion.

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Babur

10.

This ruler imprisoned his father, killed his brothers, and took the throne for himself.

a)

Babur

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

11.

This sultan lost to Babur at the Battle of Panipat in 1526.

a)

Ibrahim Lodi

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Suleiman the Magnificent

d)

New Delhi

12.

The Mughal Empire was situated in what modern nation?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

13.

What was the name of the tomb built by Shah Jahan?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

The Red Fort

c)

Fatepuhr Sikri

d)

Esfahan

14.

What was the name of the diamond mines on the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Golconda

b)

Raj Bustan

c)

Dehli

d)

Mumtaz

15.

What battle launched the Mughal Empire?

a)

Panipat

b)

Chaldiran

c)

Gijar Fort

d)

Yorktown