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Chapter 2
Assessment Questions
Question | Answer | Answer | Answer |
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janissairies | trained to be loyal to the sultan only | ||
shah | king | ||
Shah Abbas | Took the throne in 1587. He helped create a Safavid culture and golden age. | ||
Akbar | great | ||
sikh | nonviolent religious group whose doctrines contained elements similar to Hinduism and Sufism | ||
Taj Mahal | the most beautiful buildings in the world | ||
Why were the Ottomans such successful conquerors? | His successors expanded a small Muslim state in Anatolia by buying land, forming alliances with some emirs and conquering others. | The Ottomans military success was largely based on the use of gunpowder. | They replaced archers on horseback with musket carrying foot soldiers. |
How did Mehmed the conqueror show his tolerance of other cultures? | He opened Constantinople to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds. | ||
Why was Selims capture of Mecca, Medina, and Cairo so significant? | He defeated the Safavids of Persia, then swept south through Syria and Palestine and into North Africa. | Selim's empire took responsibility for Mecca & Medina. | The once great civilization of Egypt had became another province in the growing Ottoman Empire |
Akbar defend religious freedom during his reign? | He permitted people of other religions to practice their faiths. | He proved his tolerance by marrying Hindu princess without forcing them to convert. | He allowed wives to practice their religious rituals in the palace. |
How did Akbars Successors promote religious conflict in the empire | He gave land grants to his bureaucrats. | When the bureaucrats die, Akbar would reclaim the lands and distributed them as he saw fit | |
Suleyman the Lawgiver | He ruled in 1520 - 1566. By 1526, Ottoman Empire is the largest in the world. He creates law code. | ||
Devshirme | drafted boys from conquered lands |