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Compare and contrast the reigns of Süleyman the Magnificent,Akbar,Aurangzeb,Shah Ismail,and Shah Abbas.What made them successful?

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Question 2

Fatehpur Sikri was

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A)  the garden tomb that Shah Jahan built to honor his favorite wife.
B)  the Sufi guru who served as Akbar's advisor.
C)  the capital city that Akbar built.
D)  the former pirate who served as Süleyman the Magnificent's leading admiral.
E)  Süleyman the Magnificent's favorite mistress.

Question 3

Discuss the religious and political issues that separated the Ottoman Turks and the Safavid Turks,two neighboring Islamic states,in the sixteenth century.

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In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Tu...

Question 4

Süleyman the Magnificent in 1529 inflicted a brief and terrifying siege on the Habsburgs' prized city of

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A)  Vienna.
B)  Mohács.
C)  Belgrade.
D)  Chaldiran.
E)  Otranto.

Question 5

Identify and compare the status of religious minorities within the three Islamic empires.Which empire faced the greatest challenges in this regard?

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The status of religious minorities withi...

Question 6

The ideal of spreading Islam by fighting infidels resonated with the traditions of the Turkish and Mongolian people;on the steppes,fighting was routine,and successful warriors became charismatic leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What were some of the principal commodities traded in and out of the Islamic states? Which state had the most to offer western merchants?

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Some of the principal commodities traded...

Question 8

Examine the rise of the Mughal empire.What leaders were influential in this process? What were the main problems that the Mughals faced in ruling India? What would be the long-term consequences of Mughal rule?

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The rise of the Mughal empire was a sign...

Question 9

In the selection from Babur ,what is Babur's opinion of India? How does this view relate to some of the problems that would haunt India later during the Mughal rule? Compare Babur's view of India to that of Akbar.

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In the selection from Babur's memoir, he...

Question 10

The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb

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A)  carried on the policy of religious toleration established by Akbar.
B)  built the magnificent Taj Mahal to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
C)  converted to Hinduism.
D)  was victorious in the battle of Chaldiran against the Safavids.
E)  reversed the religious toleration of Akbar and began to tax the Hindus.

Question 11

Piri Reis was responsible for

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A)  losing the battle of Chaldiran.
B)  preparing the Book of Seafaring.
C)  building the first astronomical observatory in Istanbul.
D)  overthrowing and jailing his father Shah Jahan.
E)  writing a famous Rubaiyat.

Question 12

Compare Akbar's policies with those of Aurangzeb.

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Akbar and Aurangzeb were two of the most...

Question 13

The Safavids traced their ancestry back to the leader Safi al-Din,who observed what religion?

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A)  Buddhism
B)  Hinduism
C)  Sufism
D)  Christianity
E)  Judaism

Question 14

The Ottomans took the Byzantine cathedral Hagia Sofia and

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A)  burned it to the ground as part of the looting after Mehmed II's conquest.
B)  turned it into a special university for Janissaries.
C)  restructured its configuration to become the great palace of the sultans.
D)  converted it into the mosque of Aya Sofya.
E)  used it as an astronomical observatory.

Question 15

The Islamic leader who converted to Twelver Shiism was

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A)  Zahir al-Din Muhammad.
B)  Akbar.
C)  Selim the Grim.
D)  Shah Ismail.
E)  Shah Abbas.

Question 16

Examine the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent.How large of an empire did he conquer? How was he able to build an empire that large? How powerful and wealthy was he? Discuss the magnificence of his court.

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Süleyman the Magnificent, also known as ...

Question 17

The Mughal empire reached its greatest geographic extent during the reign of

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A)  Akbar.
B)  Shah Jahan.
C)  Aurangzeb.
D)  Shah Abbas.
E)  Zahir al-Din Muhammad.

Question 18

Akbar's answer to the religious diversity and tension of India was to

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A)  declare India an atheistic state.
B)  push Christianity in return for European-supplied advanced weapons.
C)  attempt to crush all Hindu resistance.
D)  encourage a syncretic religion called the "divine faith" that all could embrace.
E)  convert to Twelver Shiism as a means of inspiring a sense of divine leadership.

Question 19

The jizya was the tax paid by

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A)  Muslims to Hindus as a means of fostering better relations between the two faiths.
B)  European merchants for access to trade through the Indian Ocean.
C)  Chinese merchants as a sort of bribe to allow them access to Indian markets.
D)  non-Muslims as the price for retaining their religion in an Islamic country.
E)  the Safavids to the Ottomans after their disastrous defeat at Chaldiran.

Question 20

The Mughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal was

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A)  Shah Jahan.
B)  Akbar.
C)  Zahir al-Din Muhammad.
D)  Osman Bey.
E)  Aurangzeb.

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Discuss the religious and political issues that separated the Ottoman Turks and the Safavid Turks,two neighboring Islamic states,in the sixteenth century.

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Identify and compare the status of religious minorities within the three Islamic empires.Which empire faced the greatest challenges in this regard?

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The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb

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In the selection from Babur ,what is Babur's opinion of India? How does this view relate to some of the problems that would haunt India later during the Mughal rule? Compare Babur's view of India to that of Akbar.

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Fatehpur Sikri was

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Examine the rise of the Mughal empire.What leaders were influential in this process? What were the main problems that the Mughals faced in ruling India? What would be the long-term consequences of Mughal rule?

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Compare Akbar's policies with those of Aurangzeb.

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