20 questions
In general, the Akbar era of the Mogul dynasty was a period of
economic hardship.
peace and stability.
religious persecution.
cultural decline.
Ottoman expansion in the fourteenth century eventually led to the empire’s control over
the Danube Valley.
the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.
Italy.
the Hungarian plain.
The hereditary nature of the position of sultan
stabilized the Egyptian empire.
encouraged strife among the peasants.
led to struggles over succession.
formed the basis of democracy in the Ottoman Empire
The Safavids differed from many of their Islamic neighbors because the Safavids were ardent
Sunnis.
Catholics.
Shias.
pacifists.
The position of women in Ottoman society was
a little better than in other Muslim societies.
equal to that of women in Western societies.
determined by the sultan’s grand vizier.
just below the peasant class.
It was difficult for the Safavids to trade with Europe because they
did not know Western languages and customs.
restricted intellectual and religious expression.
did not produce goods that were needed overseas.
were hemmed in by rivals on two sides.
Subjects in the Ottoman Empire were divided according to their
age.
occupation.
gender.
religion.
Mogul painting and architecture combined which motifs?
male and female
Persian and Indian
Muslim and Hindu
secular and religious
The British hastened the decline of the Mogul Empire in the eighteenth century when they
opened new trading routes to the West.
forged alliances with French companies.
took control of Indian trade.
offended their powerful Indian allies.
Under Shāh ‘Abbās, Persia experienced
a flowering of the arts.
prolonged war and famine.
a return to strict Sunni Islam.
attacks from neighboring countries
expanded his empire to rule most of India
Akbar
Sinan
Mehmed II
Riza-i-Abbasi
group of religious advisers to the sultan
zamindar
grand vizier
ulema
imams
local Mogul official who kept part of the taxes
in lieu of a salary
zamindar
pashas
Mogul
priests
the greatest of all Ottoman architects
Akbar
Mehmed II
Riza-i-Abbasi
Sinan
dynasty founded by Shah Esmā’īl
Selucid
Ptolmey
Severn
Safavid
led the Ottoman siege of Constantinople
Akbar
Sinan
Mehmed II
Mogul
empires formed by outside conquerors who
unified the regions they conquered
Roman empire
gunpowder empires
Mongul Empire
Aztec Empire
dynasty that unified the subcontinent of India
in the 1600s
Mogul
Yamamoto
Yuan
Mongul
sultan’s chief minister
minister of the interior
Pasha
grand vizier
satrap
famous painter of the Safavid era
Rafeal
Leonardo Da Vinci
Abu Bakr
Riza-i-Abbasi