Islam in India

Islam was introduced to North India through peaceful means like trade.

• true

• false

In the 1300s, the Delhi Sultanate was one of the most powerful kingdoms of the Islamic world.

• true

• false

The Mughal Empire ruled after the fall of the Delhi Sultanate.

• true

• false

Akbar encouraged his subjects to convert to Islam.

• true

• false

Resistance to Mughal rule increased after the death of Akbar.

• true

• false

_________ became an important minority religion in India.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Daoism

• Zoroastrianism

What does the word sultan mean?

• the master of fate

• the bringer of peace

• the holder of powerful

• the teacher of learning

How did Muslim rule influence trade in India?

• The demand for Indian goods such as sugar and spices increased.

• The iron industry was gradually replaced by the bronze industry.

• Fewer traders crossed the Indian Ocean, choosing to travel overland instead.

• More traders visited southern India, causing trade in northern India to decline.

Akbar shocked Muslim religious leaders because _________.

• he converted to Hinduism

• he promoted a religion of universal peace

• he prohibited the building of Hindu temples

• he created a new sect of Islam

The Taj Mahal is an example of the blending of which two architectural styles?

• Moorish and Indian

• Persian and Indian

• Hindu and Buddhist

• Muslim and Buddhist