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Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

Which of the following would not be an example of religious toleration under Muslim rule?

  1. Granting non-Muslims status as protected people

  2. The millet communities in the Ottoman empire

  3. The jizya tax imposed by Aurangzeb

  4. The syncretic "divine faith" of Akbar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The jizya was a tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects in Islamic states. While it allowed them to practice their religion, its imposition by Aurangzeb is often cited as a move away from the religious tolerance practiced by earlier Mughal rulers like Akbar.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means EXCEPT:

  1. Defeating the nomadic Uzbeks.

  2. Forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans.

  3. Expelling the Portuguese from Hormuz.

  4. Reforming administrative and military institutions.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shah Abbas I was a major rival of the Ottomans. He did not forge alliances with them; rather, he fought several wars against them to expand Safavid territory.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

The Safavid empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail, who claimed legitimacy by ___________________.

  1. Seizing the Peacock Throne.

  2. Marrying the daughter of Sleyman the Magnificent.

  3. Tracing his ancestry back to a Sufi religious leader.

  4. Killing off competitors from the Mughal royal families.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shah Ismail I founded the Safavid dynasty and claimed legitimacy through his descent from Safi al-Din, a Sufi religious leader, which gave him a spiritual and political base.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

A major reason for the decline in the Islamic empires was ______________.

  1. The refusal to accept new ideas and technologies from the West.

  2. An abandonment of religious toleration as a state policy.

  3. The decline in military leadership.

  4. The rigidity of the religious leaders.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historians often cite the failure of the Islamic empires to keep pace with the scientific and technological advancements of the European Renaissance and Industrial Revolution as a primary cause of their decline.

Multiple choice history rise and spread of islam rise and expansion of islamic world the rise and expansion of islam the rise of islam the rise of nation-states in europe

At the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514,

  1. The Safavid qizilbash defeated the Ottoman Janissary forces.

  2. The Sunni Ottomans defeated the Shiite Safavids.

  3. An alliance of Safavids and Ottomans defeated European crusaders.

  4. European forces turned back the Ottoman advance into central Europe.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Battle of Chaldiran was a decisive conflict between the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the Shiite Safavid Empire, resulting in an Ottoman victory.