Mughal Empire and British empire Flashcards
What things that the British trade with their colonies
Cotton, fur, silk, spices, sugar tea …
What was British known as?
workshop of the world
The Aryans founded several kingdoms along the Indus river True or false
False, they founded the kingdoms near the Ganges river
True or false: Hinduism developed alongside the Mahabharata, the shortest poem ever written.
False, Mahabharata is the longest poem written.
True or false: The Brahmins were the warrior class.
False, they were the priestly class.
True or false: Mahapadma Nanda created the Nanda empire with his huge army.
True
Mahapadma Nanda and Alexander’s empire lasted a long time.
False, they lasted really less time.
True or false: Ashoka was the most famous king of the Mauryan empire.
True
True or false: After defeating the kingdom of Kalinga, Ashoka converted to Christianity?
False, he converted into Buddhism
True or false: 100 years after Ashoka’s death his empire fragmented into violent chaos.
False, after 50 years
The Gupta Empire ruled over southern India for a while.
False, Northern India
True or false: The Mughals came from the north and ruled over India for 500 years.
False, 300 years
List the Mughal Emperors in order:
Babur Humayun Akbar Jahangir Shah Jehan Aurangzeb
What religion were the Mughals?
Muslims
Who was Babur descended from?
Ghengis Khan
What did Babur use to win battles?
Gunpowder, cavalry
How long did Babur rule for?
4 years
How did this short span of Babur’s rule affect Babur’s rule?
No new laws or organizations
What did Babur make as his capital city?
Agra
How much of India did Babur rule for?
All of northern India
How old was Humayun when he became ruler?
23 years old
How was Humayun different from his father?
He was not skilled and was not a wise leader.
Why is Humayan known as the ‘luckless leader’?
He fell of the stair in the library and died.
When did Akbar become a ruler?
1556
At what age did Akbar rule start?
14 yrs old
How many years did Akbar rule for?
49 yrs
Akbar was an ambitious … what?
Noble commander
Give an e.g for Akbar being a noble commander
Largest army ever in the Empire
Akbar removed tax from what religious group?
Hindus
What attitude did Akbar show to other religions?
He gave them respect
What relation was Jehangir to Akbar?
His son
Give an examples of policy Akbar continued
Freedom of workship, fair treatment of Hindus’ friendships and alliances with the Rajputs, allowed foreigners to trade.
Who was Nur Jahan?
Jahangir’s wife
In what way was Shah Jehan a better ruler to his father
He recovered territories and maintained peace
What great monument was built on Shah Jehan’s orders?
Taj Mehal
Why was the Taj Mehal built?
In the memory of her wife
When did Aurangzeb become a ruler?
1658
How did Aurangzeb gain power?
He killed his father and 2 brothers.
Who succeeded Aurangzeb in 1707 as ruler?
Bahadur Shah
What happened after the end of the Mughal rule?
British rule began
How was Akbar related to Babur?
Akbar is Babur’s grandson
When did Akbar’s rule end?
1605
How much population was in the Mughal empire under Akbar’s rule?
100 million people
Give an example of Akbar being a decisive person when coming to war?
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.
What did Akbar spend doing most of his life?
Fighting, conquering new land and putting down rebellions.
Give six examples of how he solved the problem of having to control a majority of Hindus with a small concentration of Muslims.
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
