Christian boys were taken as slaves, converted to Islam, and turned into warriors and government officials as part of this Ottoman policy.

He built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

This interaction of two or more cultures produces new languages and new ideas in art, religion, and society.

This was the term for a warrior for Islam who belonged to a military society with a strict code of conduct.

He drew from many cultural influences and reformed civilian and military life in the Safavid Empire.

This Shi'a warrior led the Safavids to conquer what is now Iran.

This Central Asian conqueror interrupted the growth of the Ottoman Empire.

Artists from many cultures worked together in this capital city of the Safavid Empire.

Mehmed II was able to conquer this Byzantine city using cannons and military strategy.

What was the devshirme system designed to do?

How did Timur the Lame's military activities affect the growth of the Ottoman Empire?

Why did Shah Jahan order the building of the Taj Mahal?

Which of the following was a result of Western influences on the Safavid Empire?

What contributed to the decline of both the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

What change did the Sikhs undergo during the course of the Mughal Empire?

What did Mehmed II do after he conquered Constantinople?

Which of the following is NOT true about Isma'il?

What did Suleyman the Lawgiver support?

Who ruled India for Jahangir?

How were ghazis and janissaries similar?

Which of the following did NOT adopt a policy of religious tolerance?

Why did the Mughal rulers turn against the Sikhs in India?

Which of the following led to the cultural blending in the Ottoman Empire?

Which Mughal ruler was most like Shah Abbas in his views on cultural blending?

Why did Shah Jahan ignore his people's needs?

What did Isma'il do that enraged the Ottomans?

What language, meaning "from the soldier's camp," was an example of cultural blending during the Mughal Empire?

What did Suleyman the Lawgiver and Akbar have in common?

Which of the following was NOT true of Aurangzeb?

The Ottoman Empire reached its peak size and grandeur during his reign.

In the West, he was called Othman, and his followers were known as Ottomans.

He was known both as "the Lawgiver" and as "the Magnificent."

He earned the title "the Conqueror" by leading the Ottomans in conquering Constantinople.

He was a warrior who became an able ruler. He turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque and changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul.

He conquered Russia, Persia, and northern India. He died on his way to conquer China.

He captured Mecca and Medina, the holiest cities of Islam, and Cairo, the intellectual center of the Muslim world. He also expanded the Ottoman Empire into Syria, Palestine, and North Africa.

In the 15th century, this warrior and conqueror from Samarkand in Central Asia briefly interrupted the rise of the Ottoman Empire.

As the first Ottoman leader, he built a small state in Anatolia that his successors would expand. He died not realizing that his conquests marked the birth of history's largest and longest-lived empires.

As a military leader, he expanded the Ottoman Empire into Central Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia. As a political leader, he streamlined the government bureaucracy, simplified the system of taxation, and revamped the laws of the empire.

All of the following contributed to the cultural blending that created the Ottoman culture except:

Originally, the Safavids were members of

Isma'il was all of the following EXCEPT:

Isma'il conquered most of what is now

The person who rebuilt Esfahan was

The group that provided the model on which the Safavids based their government was

This is the religious group to which the Mughal emperors belonged.

This Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife.

Their religious beliefs are a mixture of the doctrines of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufisim.

Although this son of Akbar was an extremely weak ruler, he wisely left the affairs of state to his more capable wife.

Known as the "Great One," he added more territory to the lands conquered b Babur than any other Mughal emperor.

It was under this Mughal emperor that the empire expanded to its greatest size. Even so, the power of the empire weakened greatly during his reign.

His kingdom was stolen from him when he was a boy. As a young man, he regained it along with other lands, thus laying the foundation for the vast Mughal Empire.

This is the group to whom Khusrau turned for aid when he rebelled against his father. As a result, this group became the target of the Mughal's particular hatred.

She was a Persian princess who married a son of Akbar's and became a brilliant politician. When her husband proved weak, she took the opportunity to rule India in his name.