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What role did women play in the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires? What might explain the similarities and differences? How did the treatment of women in these states compare with their treatment in other parts of the world?

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Which of the following is a true statement about Safavid culture?


A) Riza-i-Abbasi was its most celebrated artist.
B) Its literature was its greatest artistic achievement.
C) The ascent of Persian poetry gave rise to the greatness of Safavid poetry.
D) The great array of Safavid poets who went to India to write for the Mughal rulers attests to the greatness of the poets of this era.
E) It declined sharply during the reign of Shah Abbas I.

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate characterization of the nature of Ottoman governmental processes?


A) Originally, Ottoman rule was dominated by tribal law and augmented by Muslim law.
B) The Ottoman Empire was influenced by Byzantine and Persian rule.
C) The sultan ruled from the Topkapi with the assistance of the Grand Vezirs , who were primarily the products of the devshirme process.
D) The government was located in Istanbul, the former Constantinople.
E) The government refused to allow any religion to be practiced in the empire except for Islam.

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. vizier

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A vizier was a high-ranking political ad...

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The status of women under the Mughal regime


A) varied greatly, with women at court sometimes receiving education as under Emperor Akhbar.
B) was universally poor, as all women were forbidden to own property.
C) declined sharply when the Emperor ordered that Muslim women practice sati .
D) was higher for Hindu women than for Muslim women.
E) both b and c

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Why were the religious views of relative tolerance in the Mughal and Ottoman Empires not as present in the Safavid?  How did this affect centralization and administration of the empire?​

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Humayun

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate observation of the Mughal rule of Akbar in India?


A) He appointed many Hindus to lower administrative posts.
B) His "Divine Faith" was just one example of the great religious toleration of his regime.
C) He permitted zamindars to yield significant independent authority in their local regions.
D) He and his people did not care for sea travel; therefore the Arabs took care of Mughal international trade.
E) He became a militant Buddhist during the latter half of his reign.

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The "red heads" were


A) the light-haired warriors who destroyed Bokhara in 1380.
B) followers of the Shi'ite doctrines of Safi al Din.
C) Ottoman Yeni Chari fighters and their "scholar bodyguards."
D) Muslim fugitives from Ireland.
E) Sufi mystics.

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Topkapi and harem

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The term "Topkapi" refers to the Topkapi...

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How did English trade overcome other European competition?  Is it important that the British focused on India, rather than other areas? ​

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Akbar style"

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The term "Akbar style" refers to the dis...

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What prevented the Ottomans from extending further west into Europe? ​

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As a demonstration of his commitment to religious ​toleration, Akbar


A) married a Hindu princess as one of his wives.
B) converted to Christianity.
C) adopted the 8 Fold Path as a philosophical approach.
D) retained a cultural advisor from each faith to advise him on appropriate behavior.
E) abolished all taxation on churches and temples.

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Discuss the historical argument of the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal Empires as "Gunpowder Empires."  ​How significant was the relative lack of naval powers in these empires, especially with the arrival of European maritime traders?

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Dharmashastra

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The Dharmashastra is a genre of Sanskrit...

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Constantinople was captured by the


A) Seljuk Turks, led by Suleyman the Magnificent.
B) Ottoman Turks, led by Tamerlane.
C) Safavids, under Shah Ismail.
D) Ottoman Turks, headed by Mehmet II.
E) Mongols, led by Akbar.

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Ottoman decline was caused by all except


A) a decline of competence within the ruling family.
B) internal decay of the ruling elite.
C) the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes.
D) a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful.
E) conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. devshirme

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Devshirme, also known as the "blood tax"...

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Shari'a

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Shari'a, also spelled Sharia, is the Isl...

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