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Mughal Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?

a)

Nanak

b)

Barbur

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

2.

When was the Mughal Empire established?

a)

1400''s

b)

1500's

c)

1600's

d)

1700's

3.

What was the northern border of the Mughal empire?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Indus River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Sahara Desert

4.

What does the word “Babur” mean?

a)

Tiger

b)

Elephant

c)

Lion

d)

Camel

5.

What led to the end of the Mughal Empire?

a)

the army was not big enough

b)

too much land to rule or manage.

c)

Mongol invaders

d)

different cultural beliefs and rebellions

6.

Where did the Mughal's come from?

a)

Safavid Shias

b)

Turkish Muslims

c)

Himalayas

d)

Arab Traders

7.

Who was Babur descended from that helped make him a leader?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Taj Mahal

8.

Which leader conquered the most new land for the Mughal Empire?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Timurand

d)

Aurangzeb

9.

How did the Mughal Empire originally treat other religions?

a)

everyone should be Sikh

b)

everyone should be Muslim

c)

everyone should be Hindu

d)

tolerant of all because no single religion had all the answers

10.

What is the Taj Mahal?

a)

The palace built by Babur.

b)

A tomb for the leader's wife.

c)

A tomb for Babur.

d)

The palace built by Aurangzeb.

11.

Which leader started revolts because he insisted everyone should be Muslim and destroyed Hindu temples?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Shah Jahan

12.

What helped the empire grow more wealthy?

a)

everyone becoming Muslim

b)

their location trading on the Silk Road

c)

war elephants

d)

Taj Mahal

13.

Where were the new leaders from after the Mughal empire?

a)

Persia

b)

China

c)

Mongols

d)

British

14.

What did the Mughal ruler Humayun build to better improve scientific knowledge?

a)

farming advances

b)

sailing ships to explore

c)

an observatory to see the stars

d)

a large university to translate Sanskrit

15.

The Mughal empire also blended cultures, but what was the main language spoken?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Persian

c)

Hindu

d)

Arabic

16.

When did the Mughal empire end?

a)

1500's

b)

1600's

c)

1700's

d)

1800's

17.

Where was the Mughal empire located?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Northern India and Pakistan

c)

Southern India

d)

Between India and Persia

18.

What else did Akbar do that made him a strong ruler?

a)

He built many large universities.

b)

He learned many languages.

c)

He unified the people with one religion.

d)

He tolerated political policies and let those he conquered maintain some power.

19.

The Mughal culture left behind . . .

a)

poetry and architecture

b)

textiles and metalwork

c)

mosques with detailed tile work

d)

many scientific inventions

20.

Where did Babur first try to build an empire?

a)

to the west in central Asia

b)

to the north in Mongol territory

c)

he tried to conquer the Ottoman Turks

d)

he tried to conquer western China