Glencoe World History: Modern Times

Chapter 8: The Muslim Empires, 1450–1800

The Muslim Empires, 1450-1800

1
After the Ottoman Turks conquered a new region, they usually __________
A)administered it through a local ruler who was responsible to the sultan’s court in Constantinople.
B)sent administrators from Constantinople.
C)left military officers in charge.
D)left the administration to the discretion of local rulers.

2
Which of the following did NOT apply to non-Muslims in the Ottoman system?
A)They had to pay a tax.
B)They had to convert to Islam.
C)They were allowed to practice their religion.
D)In some areas, large numbers converted to the Islamic faith.

3
Why did problems begin to occur after the Ottoman Empire reached its high point under Süleyman?
A)Süleyman killed his two most able sons.
B)Sultans became less involved in government.
C)The central bureaucracy lost its links with rural areas.
D)all of the above

4
The greatest contribution of the Ottoman Empire to world art was in __________
A)textiles.
B)pottery.
C)architecture.
D)jewelry.

5
The Safavids used their Shiite faith to unify __________
A)Ottomans and Safavids.
B)Sunnis and Shiites.
C)Persians and Turkish peoples.
D)Afghans and Persians.

6
During the reign of Shah Abbas, the Safavid dynasty __________
A)reached its height.
B)relied heavily on relatives to administer the empire.
C)lost Azerbaijan to the Ottoman Turks.
D)began to decline.

7
In the Safavid Empire, the shahs __________
A)tried to convert all Shiites to Sunni Islam.
B)left the administration of the empire to the landed aristocracy.
C)declared Shia Islam to be a state religion.
D)led very isolated lives.

8
In Safavid Persia, trade with Europe was limited because of __________
A)frequent wars.
B)the Ottomans to the west.
C)conflict between Shiites and Sunnis.
D)all of the above

9
Which was NOT a reason why the Moguls were able to expand their rule to almost all of India?
A)They were successful negotiators.
B)They were effective in their use of military tactics.
C)They used advanced weapons.
D)They had large military forces.

10
Under the Moguls, zamindars were __________
A)wealthy landed nobility.
B)a prosperous merchant class.
C)Indian peasants who paid about one-third of their harvest to the state.
D)lower-ranking officials who collected taxes from the peasants.

11
Aurangzeb, one of the most controversial rulers in the history of India, did all EXCEPT __________
A)forbidding the Hindu custom of suttee.
B)continuing a policy of religious tolerance.
C)forcing Hindus to convert to Islam.
D)forbidding the levying of illegal taxes.

12
The decline of the Mogul Empire was hastened by the arrival of __________ traders in India.
A)Turkish
B)British
C)Persian
D)French
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