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New Asian Empires
Mughal Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Mughal Empire made up of from c. 500-1200s? | Small kingdoms |
| What group invaded and conquered north India? | Muslims |
| What formed as an effect of this invasion of northern India? | Delhi Sultanate |
| The Delhi Sultanate blended what two cultures? | Islam and Hindu |
| Who founded the Mughal Empire? | Zahir ud-Din |
| What is Zahir ud-Din also called? | Babur |
| How did Babur get the throne? | Through heratige |
| What is a major battle that Babur wins? | Battle of Panipat |
| What happened at the battle of Panipat? | Babur's cannons scared the elephants in the enemy army and sent them stampeding into their own armies |
| Who was Akbar the Great? | considered to be one of the best rulers because he unified the territories |
| Akbar reformed the marriage laws so that what? | people could marry who they wanted |
| Akbar also centralized the power of the government. What does this mean? | The power was moved to the capital and to the emperor |
| True or false? Akbar promoted the arts. | True |
| Who was the son of Akbar? | Jahangir |
| Jahangir promoted Persian culture and even adopted what culture? | European |
| Who was Jahangir's wife? | Nur Jahan |
| Nur Jahan cause a war with whom? | The Sikhs |
| How does Nur Jahan start a war? | She convinces Jahangir that the Sikhs are a threat |
| Who built the new capital of Delhi? | Shah Jahan |
| Shah Jahan was a master of architecture which led to what time period? | Age of Marble |
| True or false: Shah Jahan had religious tolerance | False |
| Because Shah Jahan was not religiously tolerant, there were many __________ which led to __________ which led to higher ______. | rebellions, wars, taxes |