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WorksheetsGunpowder Empires
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
According to the map, the Ottoman Empire surrounded
a)
the Black Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the North Sea
b)
the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Baltic Sea.
c)
the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea.
d)
B) the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea.
2.
The Mughal Empire was able to rule over a society that was predominantly
a)
Buddhist
b)
Christian
c)
Hindu
d)
Muslim
3.
The Safavid Empire is MOST associated with which modern-day country?
a)
India
b)
Iran
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Turkey
4.
Which of the following is a similarity between the Ottomans and the Mughals?
a)
Both used cannons and gunpowder
b)
Both allowed European trade
c)
Both used the Devshirme system
d)
Both interacted with Hindu princes
5.
What primarily led to the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?
a)
massive droughts
b)
incompetent leadership
c)
invading armies
d)
religious wars
6.
The word used to describe the Safavid king.
a)
sultan
b)
shah
c)
king
d)
czar
7.
Who were the supreme authority in the Ottoman Empire?
a)
sultans
b)
grand vizier
c)
pashas
d)
ulema
8.
What modern day country were the Mughals located in?
a)
Persia
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
India
9.
What term describes traditional religious beliefs?
a)
anarchy
b)
orthodoxy
c)
judaism
d)
truth
10.
What religion were the majority of the people of the Mughal Empire?
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
11.
These are social groups in India that were originally based on people’s occupations.
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Classes
c)
Nirvana
d)
Castes
12.
Which country took control of India after the fall of the Mughal empire?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Turkey
d)
Persia
13.
What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Rome
c)
Athens
d)
Vienna
14.
What does the word 'Islam' mean?
a)
submission
b)
Arab
c)
devoted to God
d)
fanatic
15.
Who created the Taj Mahal for his wife?
a)
Babar
b)
Akbar
c)
Aurangzeb
d)
Shah Jahan
16.
The tax the Ottomans imposed on non-Muslim people
a)
Millet
b)
Janissary
c)
Devshirme
d)
Jitza
17.
Why was Suleyman the Magnificent so magnificent?
a)
He created a new law code.
b)
He reduced taxes.
c)
He gave religious freedom.
d)
All of the other answers are correct.
18.
The Ottomans controlled trade because:
a)
They owned major port and land trade routes
b)
They were technologically advanced
c)
They conquered anyone who opposed them
d)
Suleiman The Magnificent was loved by many people
19.
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
20.
Indicate True or False: The Ottoman empire did NOT allow any practice of non-muslim faiths.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Who was the most successful ruler of the Safavid Empire
a)
Mehmed II
b)
Suleyman I
c)
Abbas
d)
Sinan
22.
The most famous Safavid ruler was
a)
Shah Jahan
b)
Shah Abbas
c)
Jahangir
d)
Akbar the Great
23.
One major division within Islam is between what two groups?
a)
Arabs and non-Arabs
b)
Sunnis and Sufis
c)
Sunnis and Shi'ah
d)
Shari'ah and Sheikhs
24.
What was it called when the Ottomans forced Christian families to surrender young boys for military service:
a)
devshirme
b)
millet
c)
janissaries
d)
Twelver Shiism
25.
Who besieged Vienna and develops Ottoman naval power
a)
Suleyman the Magnificent
b)
Mehmed II
c)
Ismail
d)
Akbar
26.
Which religion is waiting for the last infallible iman?
a)
Divine Faith
b)
12 Shiism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Manicheaism
27.
Which religion was created by Akbar and was a syncretic blend of Hinduism and Islam?
a)
Divine Faith
b)
12 Shiism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Manicheaism
28.
Although generally tolerant of diversity, one gunpowder empire's leader was not. Who was that?
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Ismail
d)
Mehmed II
29.
The Gunpowder Empires were descendants of Mongols
a)
True
b)
Fase
30.
In the Gunpowder Empires, the ruler had religious and political power
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Mehmed II changed the name of this great Byzantine city to Istanbul
a)
Medina
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Constantinople
d)
Deli
32.
Empire started by Shah Ismail?
a)
Ottoman
b)
Safavid
c)
Muhgal
33.
This empire battled the Ottoman at the plain of Chaldiran?
a)
Ottoman
b)
Safavid
c)
Muhgal
34.
Empire started by Babur?
a)
Ottoman
b)
Safavid
c)
Muhgal
35.
Tobacco was introduced to this Empire in the 1600"s, it was then used in coffee houses and went on to become a social institution in this Islamic Empire?
a)
Ottoman
b)
Safavid
c)
Mihgal
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