Chapter 20

Mughal relations with Safavid Persia, where _________ was the official state religion, meant a certain influence on the Mughal court was unavoidable. a. Sufism. b. Sikhism. c. Shia Islam. d. Sunni Islam.

C

The familiar term "pajamas" comes from the __________ word pajama, the lightweight summer garments worn in India and popularized as sleepwear in Europe. a. Persian. b. Turkish. c. Hindi. d. Arabic.

C

Zahir ud-Din Muhammad was better known by his nickname, Babur, which means "leopard" or "tiger" in __________. a. Turkish. b. Mongol. c. Persian. d. Urdu.

C

__________ re-imposed the hated jizya tax on non-Muslims, which had been abolished by Akbar. a. Khurram. b. Aurangzeb. c. Dara Shikoh. d. Gobind Singh.

B

The Golden Temple in the city of ________ became the religious center of the Sikhs, and they defended their faith against the repressive policies of Aurangzeb. a. Srinagar. b. Calcutta. c. Gwalior. d. Amritsar.

D

Akbar wore his hair long under his turban like the __________. a. Confucians. b. Catholics. c. Sikhs. d. Sufis.

C

Aurangzeb spent much of the last two decades of his life campaigning against the _________. a. Safavid Persians. b. British in Bengal. c. Hindu Marathas d. Remaining members of his family.

C

A four-way struggle broke out among the sons of Shah Jahan upon his death in ________. a. 1627. b. 1605. c. 1707. d. 1657.

D

The gunpowder empires, named for their reliance on cannons and small arms in their military campaigns, included all of the following except: a. The Safavids. b. The Mughals. c. The Ottomans. d. The Habsburgs.

D

Akbar married the Rajput princess Manmati, despite her adherence to: a. Hinduism. b. Shiite Islam. c. Sikhism. d. Christianity.

A

For the English, the acquisition of Bombay (Mumbai) from the _________ in the 1660s gave the British East India Company a superb harbor. a. Mughals. b. Portuguese. c. French. d. Chinese.

B

Indian _________ calicoes (named for the Indian port of Calicut) proved immensely popular in Europe for underwear and summer clothing. a. Cotton. b. Wool. c. Silk. d. Linen.

A

Muhammad Ghauth Gwaliori's ___________ tapped sources from Hindu and Muslim astrology, Jewish Kabbala traditions, and Sufi mysticism. a. The Five Jewels. b. The Baburnama. c. The Hamzanama. d. The Fatehpur Sikri.

A

The end of the fourteenth century marked the stunning rise of Temur Gurgan, who was widely known from the Persian rendering of his name as Timur the _____. a. Lame. b. Bloody. c. Son of Genghis. d. Rising Sun.

A

In the 1550s, Mughal forces secured the eastern, southern, and western flanks of their lands, anchoring Islam with the territory they called "__________". a. Outer Mughalia. b. Hindustan. c. India. d. Punjab.

B

________ turned the running of his empire over to his wife, the striking Persian princess Nur Jahan, on several occasions, and she mediated the succession wars after his death. a. Shah Jahan. b. Jahangir. c. Babur. d. Akbar.

B

Jahangir's son Khusrau was forced to watch as his comrades were put to death by ____________. a. Drawing and quartering. b. Hanging. c. Impalement. d. Crucifixion.

C

Inconsolable after the loss of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan built a magnificent tomb complex in her honor near _________. a. Kerala. b. Calicut. c. Lahore. d. Agra.

D

The Mughals appointed members of the new _________ elite to positions in the provincial governments and state ministries. a. Zamindar. b. Pargana. c. Timurid. d. Mansabdar.

D

The Mughals built fortresses at strategic points throughout their inner domains as well as along the frontier, and the largest was the Red Fort in _______. a. Allahabad. b. Kandahar. c. Dacca. d. Delhi.

D