Outline 2 (Islamic Empires)

Question 1

Islamic Empires:

Answer 1

Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Expansion 14th-17century

Question 2

Islamic Expansion after Muhammad: how many years of rapid expansion?

Answer 2

100

Question 3

14th century, Mongol expansion affected?

Answer 3

China, Middle East and Europe

Question 4

What killed millions across Eurasia?

Answer 4

Bubonic Plague

Question 5

Old dynasties & empires are destroyed. What three knew Islamic empires arise?

Answer 5

Ottoman, Safavid & Mughals

Question 6

The Ottoman Empire: Ottoman politics and society:

Answer 6

• Political hierarchy

- Military/civilian bureaucracy

Question 7

In the Ottoman Empire: What was the status of women?

Answer 7

They could own land and businesses separate from their husbands

Question 8

The Safavid Empire: The Safavid Empire had a strong what?

Answer 8

political system

Question 9

Were the Safavid’s a Militant State?

Answer 9

They were a Militant Religious State but not like the Ottoman Empire. The lack of gunpowder weapons curbed expansion.

Question 10

Safavid Economy: Who did they trade with?

Answer 10

The West

Question 11

In the Safavid Empire: What was the status of women?

Answer 11

Women had no power and could only go out once a day

Question 12

What was the location of the Mughal Dynasty?

Answer 12

India

Question 13

Under which dynasty does the first significant contact between India and Europe occur?

Answer 13

Mughal

Question 14

The rulers of the Mughal Dynasty were _____ but their subjects were primarily ________.

Answer 14

Sunni Muslim; Hindu

Question 15

Who is Babur the Tiger of Afghanistan?

Answer 15

The military leader that led to the rise of the Mughal Empire in 1526-1527.

Question 16

In what order did the following Mughal leaders rule?

Akbar the Great, Aurangzeb, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Humayun.

Answer 16

1) Humayun
2) Akbar the Great
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jahan
5) Aurangzeb

Question 17

Which sultan was born in exile, extended Mughal rule in India, had a unique religious background, and was tolerant of other religions?

Answer 17

Akbar the Great

Question 18

Which sultan was described by Sir Thomas Roe in the letters written back to England?

Answer 18

Jahangir

Question 19

Which sultan’s rule – including religious fundamentalism and warfare – led to the eventual decline of the Mughal empire?

Answer 19

Aurangzeb

Question 20

What were the two main reasons that these Eastern Empires declined?

Answer 20

1) Weakening emperors

2) Rise of Western technology and maritime (sea) trade - overland networks became secondary

Question 21

Centered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I

Answer 21

Ottoman Empire

Question 22

Turkish-ruled Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi’ite state.

Answer 22

Safavid Empire

Question 23

Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Empire established by Babur in India in 1526. The dynasty became weak after the rule of Aurangzeb in the first decades of the 18th century

Answer 23

Mughal Empire

Question 24

Who founded the Ottoman Empire?
	Osman I
	Suleiman the Magnificent
	Alexander the Great
	Mehmed II
	Julian II

Answer 24

Osman I

Question 25

``` What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire? Rome Constantinople Vienna Budapest Athens ```

Answer 25

Constanstinople

Question 26

``` Under what Ottoman ruler did the empire reach its peak? Mehmed the Conqueror Osman I Mustafa I Suleiman the Magnificent Ahmed the Fortunate ```

Answer 26

Suleiman the Magnificent

Question 27

``` What was the title of the ruler of the Ottoman Empire? King Sultan Emperor Duke President ```

Answer 27

Sultan

Question 28

``` What religion did the Ottomans follow? Islam Christianity Judaism Buddhism Taoism ```

Answer 28

Islam

Question 29

Who am I? - Defeats Safavid Persians in the Battle of Chalidiran - Defeated the Mamluck sultanate - Annexation of Algeria, Tunisia in North Africa

Answer 29

Sultan Selim I

Question 30

Who am I? - Marches on Europe: Belgrade 1521, Rhodes 1522, siege of -Vienna 1529 - Portuguese pushed out of their coastal forts - Re-defeated Safavids - Ultimately, failure in Vienna

Answer 30

Suleiman I

Question 31

Which empire had Shi'a Islam?

Answer 31

Safavid

Question 32

Which empire called their leaders shahs?

Answer 32

Safavid

Question 33

Which empire called their leaders sultans?

Answer 33

ottoman

Question 34

Founder of the Mughal empire and the

Answer 34

Babur the great

Question 35

the most illustrious sultan of the Mughal empire and the grandson of Babur

Answer 35

Akbar

Question 36

Akbar's son

Answer 36

Jahangir

Question 37

The last dynasty before British rule.

Answer 37

Mughal

Question 38

Which empire required conversion from Sunni to Shi'ite Islam

Answer 38

Safavid

Question 39

The first ruler of the Safavid empire. He freed the persians from the ottoman empire (modern day turkey)

Answer 39

Shah Ismail

Question 40

Considered the greatest emperor of the Safavid empire. Expanded trade in the west, built the capital of isfahan, and believed in religious tolerance, cultural flowering

Answer 40

Shah Abbas

Question 41

Who am i? betrayed by brothers and Afghan officials -exiled in persia for 15 years -regains throne, but dies soon after

Answer 41

Humayun

Question 42

Who am I? - Sultan 1556 to 1606 - born in exile, emperor at 13 - Extended mughal rule in india - unique religious background and outlook

Answer 42

Akbar the great

Question 43

Among the foreign travelers who visited the court of the early Mughals in India, the most important and best known is ________. He came to Jahangir's court in 1615 as an ambassador of James I, the king of England, and spent nearly four years in India upto 1619. His narrative, The embassy of ____ constitutes a very valuable source of information about the life at the Mughal's court, at provincial capitals and in camp, and in the light thrown upon the characters of Jahangir, Asaf Khan, Khurram and Khusrau. Roe's account also sheds light upon the difficulties that were faced by the British traders because of their Portuguese competitors.

Answer 43

Sir Thomas Roe, wrote the embassy of sir thomas roe

Question 44

Who am I? India's great builder betrayed by his son, Aurangzeb

Answer 44

Shah Jahan

Question 45

The Mughals were taken over by the ___.

Answer 45

British

Question 46

The ottomans were dismantled by _____.

Answer 46

western powers

Question 47

The Safavids were defeated by______.

Answer 47

internal enemies