Chapter Two

Question 1

Warriors for Islam

Answer 1

Ghazis

Question 2

Most successful ghazi

Answer 2

Osman

Question 3

Rebellious warrior and conqueror from Samarkand in Central Asia

Answer 3

Timur the lame

Question 4

Murad’s son, who achieved the most dramatic feat in ottoman history

Answer 4

Mehmet II

Question 5

Title given as a tribute to the splendor of his court and to his cultural achievements

Answer 5

Suleiman the Lawgiver

Question 6

A member of an elite force of soldiers in the Ottoman Empire

Answer 6

Janissary

Question 7

Policy where the sultan army took boys from their families, educated them, converted them to Islam, and trained them as soldiers

Answer 7

Devshirme

Question 8

A member of Shi’a Muslim dynasty that built an empire in Persia

Answer 8

Safavid

Question 9

The leader of the “readheads” (14years old)

Answer 9

Isma’il

Question 10

Who helped create a Safavid culture and drew from the best of the ottoman, reformed the military, and civilian aspects of life?

Answer 10

Shah Abbas

Question 11

City in Persia that’s capital was rebuilt by Abbas

Answer 11

Isfahan

Question 12

People who invaded India

Answer 12

Mughals

Question 13

11 year old who inherited a kingdom in the area that is now Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

Answer 13

Babur

Question 14

Babur’ grandson who ruled India with wisdom and tolerance from 1556-1605
(Great One)

Answer 14

Akbar

Question 15

“Grasper of the world”, Akbar’s son

Answer 15

Jahangir

Question 16

Jahangir’s wife the Persian princess

Answer 16

Nur Jahan

Question 17

A nonviolent religious group who doctrines blended Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism

Answer 17

Sikhs

Question 18

A cultured man who had a great passion for beautiful buildings and his wife

Answer 18

Shah Jahan

Question 19

Famous tomb that took 22 years to build

Answer 19

Taj Mahal

Question 20

Ruler who was a master at military strategy and an aggressive empire builder

Answer 20

Aurangzeb

Question 21

Why were the ottomans such successful conquerors?

Answer 21

The use of gunpowder and acting kindly toward the people they conquered

Question 22

How did Mehmet the Conqueror show his tolerance of other cultures?

Answer 22

Opening Constantinople to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds

Question 23

Why was Selim of Grim’s capture of Mecca, medina, and Cairo so significant?

Answer 23

The first two cities were the holiest cities of Islam

Question 24

What role did slaves play in ottoman society?

Answer 24

Men- solider or hold position in government

Women- served royal or wealthy families

Question 25

What deeds contributed to isma’il’s fame?

Answer 25

Positive- war

Negative- killed everyone that wouldn’t convert to Shiism

Question 26

What ideas did Shah Abbas from his enemies, the ottoman?

Answer 26

Armies with modern artillery, reformed his government

Question 27

In what other ways did the Safavids interweave foreign ideas into their culture?

Answer 27

Trading with others, culture blending other religions with their own

Question 28

What opposition did the Mughals face when they invaded India?

Answer 28

The Turkish war lords, local tribes they had to take out

Question 29

In what ways did Akbar defend religious freedom during his reign?

Answer 29

Marrying people from different religions, taxes on non Muslims were abolished, allowed for peeps to hold high office

Question 30

How did Akbar’s successors promote religious conflict in the empire?

Answer 30

Jahangir elevated only lslams, grandson shah Jahan mistreats Hindus, Aurangzeb brings back expressive tax on Hindus