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Mughal Empire

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. Mughal means ____________?

a)

muslim

b)

mongol

c)

Ghenghis Khan

d)

Empire

2.

Q9. Why did Shah Jahan built 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

3.

He was the ruler of the Mughal Empire during its best period.

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shah Jahan

4.

Who founded the Mughal Dynasty in India?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Gandhi

5.

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

a)

emperor

b)

sultan

c)

king

d)

Genghis

6.

The founder of the Mughal Empire was...

a)

Babur

b)

Mughal

c)

Akbar

d)

Taj Mahal

7.

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

a)

Sikh

b)

Mughal

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Shivaji

8.

Mughal emperor with a genius for cultural blending, military conquest, and art; he ruled from 1556 to 1605 was...

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Babur

d)

Mughal

9.

Member of a religious group that became the enemy of the Mughals were...

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Sikh

10.

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

a)

Babur

b)

Mughal

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Shivaji

11.

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

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Shivaji

c)

Babur

d)

Sikh

12.
a leader of the Ottoman Empire was known as a 
a)
king
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Caliph
d)
Sultan
13.
In 1453 the Ottomans took over which city?  what did they name it?
a)
Istanbul/Constantinople
b)
Rome/Istanbul
c)
Constantinople/Istanbul
d)
Persia/Istanbul
14.
What does "Istanbul" mean?
a)
Home of the Turks
b)
City of Islam
c)
Suckers, we just stole your city
d)
Home of the Sultan
15.
Whenever the Empire expanded what type of area did they look for?
a)
open spaces in the dessert
b)
as far into western Europe as they could get
c)
Areas surrounding trade routes
d)
areas with abundant natural resources
16.
what made Istanbul a center for trade?
a)
it's location on the Mediterranean Sea
b)
It's location between Europe and the Middle East
c)
It was already an established city
d)
all of these
17.
The "tax" that Christians had to pay in which they sent 20% of their male children to be slaves to the Sultan
a)
Millets
b)
Devshirme
c)
DylanSmith
d)
deviantart
18.

The Janizaries were an elite military unit composed of:

a)

Top Muslim officers in the Ottoman empire

b)

captured and converted Christians

c)

Former Roman and Mongol soldiers

d)

Former Crusaders from the Byzantine empire

19.

By the 1700s, the Shiite Safavids in old Persia lost their empire to Sunni Muslim rebels. Persia became a new country known today as:

a)

Turkey

b)

India

c)

Iran

d)

China

20.

To be a "Janizarie" in Ottoman society, you needed to be a:

a)

very intelligent person

b)

non-muslim

c)

related to the Sultan

d)

willing to leave your family

21.

Indicate True or False: The Ottoman empire did NOT allow any practice of non-muslim faiths.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Safavid Empire ruled _______ between the 16th and 18th centuries.

a)

Palestine

b)

Mecca

c)

Istanbul

d)

Persia

23.

The title of ruler in the Safavid Empire is ____________

a)

King

b)

Shah

c)

Sultan

d)

Emperor

24.

This individual was the shah during the golden age of the Safavid Empire

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Shah Isma'il

c)

Shah Selim

d)

Shah Suleyman

25.
What is the traditional native religion of Japan?
a)
Islam
b)
Confucian
c)
Christianity
d)
Shinto
26.
In the years from 1000 to 1200, what political system developed in Japan?
a)
Nation-states
b)
Feudalism
c)
Deomcracy
d)
Zen
27.
Who is being described?
a)
the Daimyo
b)
the Samurai
c)
the Emperor
d)
the Shogun
28.
The samurai lived by a strict code of honor known as
a)
Chivalry
b)
Zen
c)
Bushido
d)
Shinto
29.

Who had the highest standing within the Warrior Class?
a)
The Ronin
b)
The Samurai
c)
The Daimyos
d)
The Shogun
30.

¨A form of Buddhism that believed in self-discipline and meditation was called???

a)

Noh

b)

Daimyo

c)

Zen

31.

¨With the emperor distracted by life in his court, Japan’s large landowners called these, decided that they needed to protect their own lands.

a)

Shoguns

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyo

32.

¨The daimyo hired these people and they are trained professional warriors, that defend them and their property.

a)

Guards

b)

Mongols

c)

Samurai

33.

¨The samurai code of rules was known as????

a)

Chilvary

b)

Bushido

34.

¨He is a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name.

a)

Shotoku

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

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