Chapter 20 Quiz Review

_________ 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.

Jahangir

Akbar married the Rajput princess Manmati, despite her adherence to:

Hinduism

Muhammad Ghauth Gwaliori's __________ tapped sources from Hindu and Muslim astrology, Jewish Kabbala traditions, and Sufi mysticism.

The Five Jewels

The Gunpowder empires, named for their reliance on cannons and small arms in their military campaigns, included all of the following except:

The Habsburgs

Akbar wore his hair long under his turban like the

Sikhs

The familiar term "pajamas" comes from the _________ word pajama, the lightweight summer garments worn in India and popularized as sleepwear in Europe.

Hindi

Aurangzeb spent much of the last two decades of his life campaigning against the

Hindu Marathas

Jahangir's son Khusrau was forced to watch as his comrades were put to death by

Impalement

__________ reimposed the hated jizya tax on non-Muslims, which had been abolished by Akbar.

Aurangzeb

Zahir ud-Din Muhammad was better known by his nickname, Babur, which means "leopard" or "tiger" in

Persian

Mughal relations with Safavid Persia, where _________ was the official state religion, meant a certian influence on the Mughal court was unavoidable.

Shia Islam

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

Lame

Indian _________ calicoes (named for the Indian port of Calicut) proved immensely popular in Europe for underwear and summer clothing.

Cotton

In the 1550s, Mughal forces secured the eastern, southern, and western flanks of their lands, anchoring Islam with the territory they called "___________."

Hindustan

The Mughals appointed members of the new ________ elite to positions in the provincial governments and state ministries.

Mansabdar

A four-way struggle broke out among the sons of Shah Jahan upon his death in

1657

For the English, the acquisition of Bombay (Mumbai) from the _________ in the 1660s gave the British East India Company a superb harbor.

Portuguese

Inconsolable after the loss of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan built a magnificent tomb complex in in her honor near

Agra

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.

Amritsar

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

Delhi