Chapter 28 - The Islamic Empire || All Solutions are Accurate.
The founder of the Ottoman dynasty was
a. Selim the Grim.
b. Osman Bey
c. Shah Ismail.
d. Mehmet II.
e. Suleyman the Magnificent. correct answers b. Osman Bey
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all
a. Christian.
b. Zoroastrian.
c. Islamic.
d. Buddhist.
e. anamistic. correct answers c. Islamic.
Central to the belief of Twelver Shiism was the idea that
a. Ali had betrayed the prophet Muhammad and therefore his descendants could not rule.
b. the twelfth infallible imam was still alive and would return to spread his faith.
c. there were Twelve Commandments.
d. any true believer could be the leader of the Islamic world.
e. there were twelve principle manifestations of Allah. correct answers b. the twelfth infallible
imam was still alive and would return to spread his faith.
The Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb
a. converted to Hinduism.
b. reversed the religious toleration of Akbar and began to tax the Hindus.
c. was victorious in the battle of Chaldiran against the Safavids.
, d. carried on the policy of religious toleration created by Akbar.
e. built the magnificent Taj Mahal to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal. correct answers b. reversed
the religious toleration of Akbar and began to tax the Hindus.
The Mughal empire reached its greatest geographic extent during the reign of
a. Akbar.
b. Shah Jahan.
c. Aurangzeb.
d. Zahir al-Din Muhammad.
e. Shah Abbas. correct answers c. Aurangzeb.
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from
a. nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes.
b. renegade Byzantine generals.
c. descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
d. offshoots of the older Mongol empires.
e. direct descendants of the powerful Indian conqueror Chandragupta Maurya. correct answers a.
nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes.
In the Islamic world, the "dhimmi" were
a. the tribes, also known as "red heads," who aligned with Shah Ismail.
b. creators of a syncretic religion that combined Hinduism and Islam.
c. religious scholars.
d. non-Muslims who received the status of a protected people.
e. very efficient missionaries because of their flexibility. correct answers d. non-Muslims who
received the status of a protected people.
The Ottoman institution that provided Balkan slaves for the formation of the Janissaries was the
The founder of the Ottoman dynasty was
a. Selim the Grim.
b. Osman Bey
c. Shah Ismail.
d. Mehmet II.
e. Suleyman the Magnificent. correct answers b. Osman Bey
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all
a. Christian.
b. Zoroastrian.
c. Islamic.
d. Buddhist.
e. anamistic. correct answers c. Islamic.
Central to the belief of Twelver Shiism was the idea that
a. Ali had betrayed the prophet Muhammad and therefore his descendants could not rule.
b. the twelfth infallible imam was still alive and would return to spread his faith.
c. there were Twelve Commandments.
d. any true believer could be the leader of the Islamic world.
e. there were twelve principle manifestations of Allah. correct answers b. the twelfth infallible
imam was still alive and would return to spread his faith.
The Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb
a. converted to Hinduism.
b. reversed the religious toleration of Akbar and began to tax the Hindus.
c. was victorious in the battle of Chaldiran against the Safavids.
, d. carried on the policy of religious toleration created by Akbar.
e. built the magnificent Taj Mahal to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal. correct answers b. reversed
the religious toleration of Akbar and began to tax the Hindus.
The Mughal empire reached its greatest geographic extent during the reign of
a. Akbar.
b. Shah Jahan.
c. Aurangzeb.
d. Zahir al-Din Muhammad.
e. Shah Abbas. correct answers c. Aurangzeb.
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from
a. nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes.
b. renegade Byzantine generals.
c. descendants of the prophet Muhammad.
d. offshoots of the older Mongol empires.
e. direct descendants of the powerful Indian conqueror Chandragupta Maurya. correct answers a.
nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes.
In the Islamic world, the "dhimmi" were
a. the tribes, also known as "red heads," who aligned with Shah Ismail.
b. creators of a syncretic religion that combined Hinduism and Islam.
c. religious scholars.
d. non-Muslims who received the status of a protected people.
e. very efficient missionaries because of their flexibility. correct answers d. non-Muslims who
received the status of a protected people.
The Ottoman institution that provided Balkan slaves for the formation of the Janissaries was the
