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Expansion of Land-based Empires

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule
a)
Manchu, Ming
b)
Zhou,  Han
c)
Manchu, Yuan
d)
Ming, Manchu
2.
The founder of the Mughal Empire
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Babur
d)
Osman Bey
3.
Founder of the Safavid Empire
a)
Shah Ismail
b)
Shah Abbas
c)
Osman Bey
d)
Akbar
4.
Founder of the Ottoman Empire
a)

Osman I

b)

Suleiman the Magnificent

c)

Shah Ismail

d)

Aurangzeb

5.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the expansion of the empires depicted here in the 16th century?

a)

Competition with Europe

b)

Mongol conquests

c)

Profits from Silk Road trade

d)

Gunpowder technology

6.

Name That Empire: East Asia. Took power from Ming who took over after Yuan. Confucianism. Security motivated their move into Central Asia.

a)

A) Qing Empire

b)

B) Mughal Empire

c)

C) Safavid Empire

d)

D) Ottoman Empire

7.

Name That Empire: Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah."

a)

A) Qing Empire

b)

B) Mughal Empire

c)

C) Safavid Empire

d)

D) Ottoman Empire

8.

Name That Empire: M.East/N.Africa/Europe. Turks. Sunni Islam. Beat old Byzantine Empire. Fought Shia Muslims. Ruled by a "Sultan".

a)

A) Qing Empire

b)

B) Mughal Empire

c)

C) Safavid Empire

d)

D) Ottoman Empire

9.

Name That Empire: South Asia. Sunni Muslims ruling over a majority Hindu population. Were religiously tolerant until Emperor Aurangzeb.

a)

A) Qing Empire

b)

B) Mughal Empire

c)

C) Safavid Empire

d)

D) Ottoman Empire

10.

While it was diffused by the Mongols, who were the original inventors of gunpowder?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Byzantines

c)

The Chinese

d)

The Abbasids

11.

The Muslim Ottomans captured the Christian city of Constantinople and renamed it

a)

Istanbul

b)

Mehmed

c)

Tamerlane

d)

New Mecca

12.

Shi'a and Sunni are

a)

warring rulers of Middle Eastern empires

b)

two cities in Arabia

c)

two major factions within Islam

d)

two major factions within Buddhism

13.
If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?
a)
Greece
b)
Turkey
c)
Iran
d)
Saudi Arabia
14.

Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?

a)

The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates

b)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

c)

The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region

d)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire

15.

Islam became a prominent religion in India because of-

a)

trade with Africa

b)

the rule of the Mughals

c)

an invasion by the Persians

d)

alliances with Southwest Asia

16.

The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire justified their ongoing conflict by appealing to...

a)

The Turkish-Persian Rivalry

b)

The Sufi Resistance Movement

c)

The Sunni-Shi'ite Split

d)

The Differences in the 4 Sunni Law Schools