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Ch 2 - Muslim World Expands

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the devshirme system designed to do?
a)
turn Christian boys into Muslim soldiers
b)
do away with all possible rivals to the throne 
c)
make the tax system fairer and more efficient 
d)
divide political power equally between Christians and Muslims
2.
How did Timur the Lame's military activities affect the growth of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
They had no effect on it.
b)
They interrupted its growth.
c)
They helped it grow more rapidly.
d)
They permanently ended its growth.
3.
Why did Shah Jahan order the building of the Taj Mahal?
a)
to honor his grandfather, Akbar
b)
to encourage Hindus and Muslims to worship together
c)
in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
d)
as a memorial for Guru Arjun, the Sikh leader
4.
What did Mehmed II do after he conquered Constantinople?
a)
he forced conversion upon Constantinople 
b)
he opened the city to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds 
c)
he chipped marble from the Hagia Sophia and sank it in the Black Sea
d)
He captured Cairo, Mecca, and Medina 
5.
What contributed to the decline of both the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?
a)
bad leadership 
b)
natural disasters 
c)
disruption of trade
d)
religious rebellions 
6.
What did Suleyman the Lawgiver support? 
a)
government reform and cultural achievements 
b)
the military conquest of India 
c)
equality for people of all faiths in his empire 
d)
the conquest of Constantinople 
7.
Who ruled India for Jahangir?
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb 
c)
Shah Jahan 
d)
his wife, Nur Jahan
8.
How were ghazis and janissaries similar?
a)
they were slaves 
b)
they were warriors 
c)
they were born into Islam 
d)
they converted to Islam 
9.
Which of the following did NOT adopt a policy of religious tolerance?
a)
Shah Abbas
b)
Suleiman I
c)
Mehmed II
d)
Isma'il 
10.
What language was an example of cultural blending during the Mughal Empire?
a)
Urdu 
b)
Marathi
c)
Sanskrit 
d)
Hindi 
11.
The Ottoman Empire reached its peak size and grandeur during the reign of which sultan?
a)
Suleyman 
b)
Timur the Lame
c)
Selim the Grim
d)
Shah Jahan 
12.
The Safavid Empire was predominantly what religion?
a)
Sunni Islam 
b)
Shia Islam 
c)
Sikh
d)
Hindu 
13.
Who led the Safavid Golden age?
a)
Shah Abbas
b)
Shah Jahan
c)
Akbar
d)
Isma'il
14.

He encouraged religious tolerance in the Mughal Empire and presided over a great cultural and artistic age.

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Isma'il

15.

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

a)

cultural blending

b)

devshirme

c)

ghazi

d)

Esfahan

16.

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

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Timur the Lame

d)

Akbar

17.

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

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Timur the Lame

c)

Akbar

d)

Isma'il

18.

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

a)

Esfahan

b)

Constantinople

c)

Mecca

d)

Medina

19.

Quran

a)

market town that Muslims make a pilgrimage to every year

b)

religious journey where Muslims left Mecca for Yathrib

c)

a Muslim house of worship

d)

sacred text of Islam

20.

mosque

a)

a Muslim house of worship

b)

pilgrimage to Mecca

c)

the town that Muslims left for with Muhammad

d)

the name for the leader of the Safavid Empire

21.
Who organized the Muslim state that would become the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Osman
b)
Suleyman the Lawgiver
c)
Shah Akbar
d)
Selim the Grim
22.

Who founded the Mughal Empire?

a)

A Shah from Saudi Arabia

b)

Babur

c)

Osman

d)

Isma'il

23.
What is the country called TODAY where the Ottoman Empire began?
a)
Anatolia
b)
Asia-Minor
c)
Turkey
d)
Iraq
24.
____ were an elite Ottoman soldiers, loyal only to the Sultan.
a)
Janissaries 
b)
Childressaries
c)
Tanks
d)
Sinans 
25.
The word used to describe the Safavid king.
a)
Sultan
b)
Shah 
c)
King 
d)
Czar 
26.
What area(s) did the Ottoman Empire control or have pieces of?
a)
Europe
b)
North Africa
c)
Middle East
d)
All of the above
27.

The ______ Empire in India was founded by ______.

a)

Mughal Babur

b)

Safavid Akbar

c)

Ottoman Genghis Khan

d)

British Gandhi

28.
What religion were the majority of the people of the Mughal Empire?
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
29.
Where is the Mughal Empire?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.

The Followers of Osman were given the name ___________

a)

Ottomans

b)

Mongols

c)

Devshirme

d)

Huns

31.

Constantinople is now what city in what country

a)

Tehran, Iran

b)

Baghdad, Iraq

c)

Istanbul, Turkey

d)

Cairo, Egypt

32.

T or F: Selim the Grim was Mehmed's grandson who took Egypt, Mecca, and Medina.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Christian and Jewish communities inside of the Ottoman Empire were called__________________.

a)

ghazis

b)

mosques

c)

millets

d)

None of the Above

34.

True or False: Empires that were more tolerant of people and their cultures were often more successful.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Because the Safavids were squeezed geographically between the Ottomans and Uzbek tribespeople and the Mughal Empire, they responded by doing what?

a)

Fleeing the location

b)

Submitting to the different empires

c)

Building a Powerful military

d)

All of the Above

36.

The head of the Mughal Empire is called the ____________________.

a)

emperor

b)

sultan

c)

king

d)

Genghis

37.

All of the following are examples of Akbar's actions EXCEPT:

a)

He married Hindi princesses and allowed them to practice Hindu rituals.

b)

He appointed a Christian monk to tutor his son.

c)

In his government, foreigners could rise to a high office.

d)

He required all of his subjects to convert to Islam.

38.

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

a)

Akbar

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Babur

39.

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

a)

Suleyman

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

40.

Eventually, which major European country will colonize in India

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

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