History - India: Government System Flashcards
1
Q
highest (1)
A
Mughal Empire
2
Q
second highest (2)
A
Provinces
3
Q
middle (3)
A
Districts
4
Q
second lowest (4)
A
Small groups of villages and townships
5
Q
lowest (5)
A
Individual communities of peasant farmers
6
Q
Mughal empire (1)
A
emperor
- manages wealth
- protects empire
- expands empire
7
Q
Provinces (2)
A
- each ruled by a nawab
- nawabs born into the role
- before Akbar, only Muslims could be nawabs
- communicate emperor’s orders
8
Q
small groups of villages + townships (4)
A
- ruled by zamindars
- allowed access to military
- inherited land and gave it to farmers for tax
- 100s of zamindars
9
Q
individual communities of peasant farmers (5)
A
- Farmers and artisans highly regarded
- peasants couldn’t move up in the system
- not outlined as a good or bad lifestyle
