Ottomans
Safavid 1
Safavid 2
Mughal 1
Mughal 2
100
How did the Ottomans assemble the janissary army?
What is the selection of Christian boys from the provinces, bringing them to Turkey and teaching them Turkish and how to work.
100
What does word “shah” mean and where was it used? Answer:
What is “Shah” means king and it was used in Persia (modern Iran).
100
Who are the two main leaders in Shia Islam?
Who are Ali and Hussein
100
What was the job of the zamindar?
What is They were local officials and they collected taxes from people. The kept some part of it as salary and gave the rest to the government.
100
The Moguls , who were not natives of India , established a new dynasty and brought a new era of unity to the region.
What is True
200
What difficulties might the Ottomans have had in ruling their Empire?
What is the size, the different ethnic groups, different languages and religions.
200
Why did the Safavids want to convert the Sunnis to Shiism?
What is the fact that they wanted to have more control of the areas bordering the Ottomans, because they believed in the Shia religion.
200
Why did Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal?
What is It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
200
What are the names of the first three MUGHAL EMPERORS?
What is Babur, Humayun , Akbar-e-Azam.
200
Although they were not natives of India,the moguls established a new dynasty by uniting the country under a single government with a common culture that blended two or more cultures?
What is Persian, Indian, Turkish
300
Why did the Ottoman Empire decline?
What is Religious intolerance. Corruption. High taxes. Ministers got more power.
300
In what year was Safavid dynasty founded?
What is It was founded in 1501.
300
What were the two cultures in the Safavid society?
What is Turkish and Persian.
300
What led to the decline of Mughal Empire?
What is High Taxes. Expensive architecture. Trade with Britain.
300
How did the Mughals successfully rule over a Hindu majority?
What is placing 80% of rulership in local Indian hands. They were mostly in Middle and Lower ranks of rulership.
400
What was Suleyman the Magnificent known as for his political abilities? His non military name.
What is Lawgiver- Kanuni in turkish
400
What was the main justification of Ottomans invasion of Persia?
What is Persian Shah Esma’il sent Shia preachers in Ottoman Empire to convert Turkish tribes (who was Sunni) in Shia Islam; Sultan asked Persia to stop it, but Shah refused and Sultan Selim I ordered his army to attack Safavids.
400
How long did the Mughal Empire last?
What is 331 years.
400
The pressure to conform to traditional religious beliefs called what? And what is that?
What is It’s called religious orthodoxy. It is traditional beliefs especially in religion.
400
what role did women played in Mogul tribal society?
What is Women had long played an active role in Mogul tribal society.Mogul rulers often relied on female relatives for political advice.
500
What was the main negative change which happened in Ottoman Government after Sultan Suleyman’s death?
What is Sultans became less involved in government by allowing their ministers to exercise more power.
500
What the reason of Persia fall into anarchy and chaos in the 14th century?
What is Collapse of Tamerlane’s empire in early fifteenth century.
500
How were the Ottoman and Safavid Empires similar, how were they different? Provide at least 3 examples of similarities and 2-3 examples of differences
What is Similar: Muslim, conquered surrounding territory, had the latest advanced weapons, and encouraged the arts What is Different: The Ottomans were Sunni, the Safavids were Shia, The Ottomans were ruled by a Sultan, The Safavids a Shah, One was based in Turkey, One was Based in Iran/Persia
500
How did Emperor Akbar put his policy of religious tolerance into practice?
What is He married a Hindu princess. He got rid of the Jizziya tax on non Muslims.
500
What advantages did Babur have against his enemies during the capturing of Delhi?
What are artillery and horse rifle tactics
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