Gunpowder empires

Which of the following conclusions best fits with the image shown?

• despite the heavily patriarchal nature of Islam, women played important roles in managing the Islamic empires

• as a symbol for the first great Ottoman conquest, it served as their empire’s first capital and site of the royal cemetery

• the architectural blending of traditional Hindu and Islamic styles serves as a hallmark of the religious diversity

• The building serves as a commemoration and demonstration of Sultan Akbar’s strength and imperial ambitions

During his rule of Mughal India, Akbar instituted reforms that aimed to...

• alleviate tensions between Hindus and Muslims

• redistribute land to elite Muslim soldiers

• eliminate Sufism and Sikhism

• establish Islam as the sole religion in the Mughal state

What event was most directly responsible for the rise of the gunpowder empires in Turkey, Iran, and India and similar states in Tsarist Russia and Ming China?

• The invention and spread of gunpowder.

• The collapse of the Mongol Khanates.

• The initiation of trade with Western Europe.

• The revival of trade along the Silk Road.

In order to supply recruits to serve in its elite Janissary fighting force, the Turks

• relied on loyal families to train their second sons to be soldiers.

• conscripted Christian children to be trained to serve in this role

• imported trained mercenaries and captured elite soldiers

• relied on poor Muslim boys to volunteer to train to serve.

Unlike the Ottomans and Safavids, the Mughals

• were intolerant of religious differences

• avoided the use of advanced military technologies

• did not seek to conquer lands for religious purposes

• never developed a strong central government

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Early Modern Islamic empires lost initiative to western European peoples in economic and commercial affairs?

• Imperial authorities established commercial stations abroad

• expansion slowed and empires lost control over remote provinces

• Muslim officials offset loss of revenue by raising taxes and bribing officials

• Imperial authorities were content to have foreign traders come to them

All of the following were early gunpowder empires EXCEPT

• Safavid Persia

• Ottoman Turkey

• Mughal India

• Tokugawa Japapn

In which empire was a Shi'a version of Islam made the official religion in the sixteenth century?

• Ottoman Empire

• Mughal Empire 

• Songhay Empire

• Safavid Empire

Which of the following offered Christian men a means of upward mobility within the Ottoman Empire?

• Encomienda

• Devshirme

• Repartimiento

• Yasak

Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Delhi Sultanate

• Mughal Empire