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Mughal Empire and British empire Flashcards

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1
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What things that the British trade with their colonies

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Cotton, fur, silk, spices, sugar tea …

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2
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What was British known as?

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workshop of the world

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3
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The Aryans founded several kingdoms along the Indus river True or false

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False, they founded the kingdoms near the Ganges river

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True or false: Hinduism developed alongside the Mahabharata, the shortest poem ever written.

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False, Mahabharata is the longest poem written.

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True or false: The Brahmins were the warrior class.

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False, they were the priestly class.

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True or false: Mahapadma Nanda created the Nanda empire with his huge army.

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True

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7
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Mahapadma Nanda and Alexander’s empire lasted a long time.

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False, they lasted really less time.

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True or false: Ashoka was the most famous king of the Mauryan empire.

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True

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True or false: After defeating the kingdom of Kalinga, Ashoka converted to Christianity?

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False, he converted into Buddhism

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10
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True or false: 100 years after Ashoka’s death his empire fragmented into violent chaos.

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False, after 50 years

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11
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The Gupta Empire ruled over southern India for a while.

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False, Northern India

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True or false: The Mughals came from the north and ruled over India for 500 years.

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False, 300 years

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List the Mughal Emperors in order:

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Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jehan
Aurangzeb
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14
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What religion were the Mughals?

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Muslims

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15
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Who was Babur descended from?

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Ghengis Khan

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16
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What did Babur use to win battles?

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Gunpowder, cavalry

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17
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How long did Babur rule for?

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4 years

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18
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How did this short span of Babur’s rule affect Babur’s rule?

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No new laws or organizations

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19
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What did Babur make as his capital city?

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Agra

20
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How much of India did Babur rule for?

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All of northern India

21
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How old was Humayun when he became ruler?

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23 years old

22
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How was Humayun different from his father?

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He was not skilled and was not a wise leader.

23
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Why is Humayan known as the ‘luckless leader’?

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He fell of the stair in the library and died.

24
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When did Akbar become a ruler?

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1556

25
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At what age did Akbar rule start?

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14 yrs old

26
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How many years did Akbar rule for?

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49 yrs

27
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Akbar was an ambitious … what?

A

Noble commander

28
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Give an e.g for Akbar being a noble commander

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Largest army ever in the Empire

29
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Akbar removed tax from what religious group?

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Hindus

30
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What attitude did Akbar show to other religions?

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He gave them respect

31
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What relation was Jehangir to Akbar?

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His son

32
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Give an examples of policy Akbar continued

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Freedom of workship, fair treatment of Hindus’ friendships and alliances with the Rajputs, allowed foreigners to trade.

33
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Who was Nur Jahan?

A

Jahangir’s wife

34
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In what way was Shah Jehan a better ruler to his father

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He recovered territories and maintained peace

35
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What great monument was built on Shah Jehan’s orders?

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Taj Mehal

36
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Why was the Taj Mehal built?

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In the memory of her wife

37
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When did Aurangzeb become a ruler?

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1658

38
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How did Aurangzeb gain power?

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He killed his father and 2 brothers.

39
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Who succeeded Aurangzeb in 1707 as ruler?

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Bahadur Shah

40
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What happened after the end of the Mughal rule?

A

British rule began

41
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How was Akbar related to Babur?

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Akbar is Babur’s grandson

42
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When did Akbar’s rule end?

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1605

43
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How much population was in the Mughal empire under Akbar’s rule?

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100 million people

44
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Give an example of Akbar being a decisive person when coming to war?

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He is said to have marched 3000 troops on horseback over 1000 kilometres in just nine days in order to make
a surprise attack in Gujarat.

45
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What did Akbar spend doing most of his life?

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Fighting, conquering new land and putting down rebellions.

46
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Give six examples of how he solved the problem of having to control a majority of Hindus with a small concentration of Muslims.

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He allowed religious tolerance
He married a Hindu princess- making them loyal.
He gave high positions in the military and politics to Hindus.
He often wore Hindu traditional dresses.
He allowed Hindus to practice their faith.
He allowed Hindus to build temples

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