chapter 15
true
after the safavid ruling family retreated to their original homeland, persia sank into political and social anarchy
hindu and muslim
by 1500 the indian subcontinent was divided into which 2 types of kingdoms
france
by the seventeenth century, britains chief european rival for trade in india was
true
constantinople was eventually renamed istanbul under the ottomans
sat behind a screen and privately indicated his desires to the grand vizier
during the meetings of the imperial council the sultan of the ottoman empire
were formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions they conquered
gunpowder empires were empires that
cremating
in india, the custom of suttee involved __ a widow on her husband"s funeral pyre
coffee
in order to combat cultural changes from the west in the ottoman empire, some sultans outlawed certain western goods like ___ and tobacco
azerbaijan
in the eighteenth century, the safavid ruling family was forced to retreat to ___, their original homeland
zamindars
in the mogul empire local officials, known as ___ kept a portion of the taxes paid by the peasants in lieu of a salary
false
ottoman artisans worked independently without central organization
true
ottoman officials and merchants sometimes were european clothes and bought european art
converted to islam and trained as foot soldiers or administrators to serve the sultan
recruited from the local christian population in the balkans, the janissaries were
carpets
silk weaving flourished under the safavids due in part to the demand for persian___ in the west
was empowered by the british crown to fight any force that threatened the east india companys power in india
sir robert clive was an aggressive british empire builder who
east india company
sir robert clive was the chief representative in india of the ____
false
the french were the dominant european power in india until after world war ii
architecture
the greatest contribution of the ottoman empire to the world of art was in ___
led to struggles over succession between the sons of the sultan
the hereditary nature of the position of sultan
false
the moguls were originally from india
pashas
the ottoman central government appointed officials called ___
christians
the ottoman rulers built a strong military using an elite guard of janissaries recruited from the __________ population that were converted to islam
false
the queen mother of the ottoman sultan was not allowed to engage in the affairs of the state.
shah
the ruler of the safavid empire was called the ___ or king
shias
the safavids differed from many of their islamic neighbors because they were ardent
true
the taj mahal was built in the city of agra
sunni muslim
to which religion did most ottomans belong
orthodoxy
traditional religious beliefs are also called religious ___
sultan
ultimately, all land in the ottoman empire was owned by the ___
reached the high point of its glory
under shah abbas, the safavid dynasty
heavy artillery and successful negotiators
whaat two elements aided akbar in gaining control of almost all of india
akbar style
what mogul school of painting combined persian with indian motifs
moguls
which of the following brought an era of unity to the subcontinent of india in the 1600s
hinduism
which religion included the custom of suttee in india
babur
who founded the mogul dynasty
he brought the mogul empire to its greatest physical size, yet it was plagued by religious intolerance and contant warfare
why is aurangzeb considered to be one of indias most controversial rulers