Week 18 World History: The Muslim World Expands 1300-1700

 

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This world history resource focuses on how the Muslim world
expanded between 1300 and 1700 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 18: pages 504-525.

Directions for the quiz:

• Scroll down and click on the thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
• Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
• Choose an answer for each question.
• Compare your answers with those provided.

If you are interested in a group and/or interactive version of this quiz, visit Kahoot! and search for Week 18 World History by Katrena_Wells.

Below are free videos to accompany chapter 18:

• Ottoman Empire
• Millet & Devshirme System
• Ottoman Safavid & Mughal Empires
• Crash Course: Mughal Empire
• Winter Celebrations Around the World

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World History Week 18 The Muslim World Expands 1300-1700

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The Ottomans were among the first to utilize ____ as weapons.
Answer choices include: cannons, poisonous darts, crossbows, daggers

The correct answer is cannons.

____’s troops burned Baghdad and defeated the
Ottoman troops at the Battle of Ankara in 1402.
Answer choices include: Mehmeds, Murad II, Orkhan I, Timur the Lame

The correct answer is Timur the Lame.

After Mehmed the Conqueror defeated Constantinople,
the city’s name was changed to ____.
Answer choices include: Naples, Istanbul, Palermo, Adrianople

The correct answer is Istanbul.

Which of the following did Suleyman do?
Answer choices include: Reduced government bureaucracy,
Discouraged the arts and education, Increased taxes, All of these

The correct answer is: Reduced government bureaucracy.

According to Islamic law of the time, others were granted
freedom to worship as they wished.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

The _____ Empire combined cultures from the Persians, Ottomans, and Arabs.
Answer choices include: Byzantine, Mesopotamia, Safavid, Babylonia

The correct answer is Safavid.

In 1499, Isma’il began to seize land later called
Iran and became a religious tyrant.
He was ___ years old.
Answer choices include: 12, 21, 32, 61

The correct answer is 12.

Under Abbas the Great, artisans from many countries created
impressive artistic works while Persia became known worldwide for its ____.
Answer choices include: calligraphy, elaborate candles, stained glass, rugs

The correct answer is rugs.

What happened to Nadir Shad in 1747?
Answer choices include:
His leg was injured by an arrow.
He was assassinated by one of his own troops.
He ate poisoned mushrooms and died.
He experienced a revelation and converted to Christianity.

The correct answer is: He was assassinated by one of his own troops.

Akbar, a Muslim, married Hindu princesses and allowed them to practice their religion.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

Todar Mal created an income tax based on a percentage of the peasant’s _____.
Answer choices include: lineage, crops, arm length, athletic ability

The correct answer is crops.

Pakistan’s official language, ____, is a combination of Arabic, Persian, and Hindi.
Answer choices include: Egyptian, Sanskrit, Urdu, Latin

The correct answer is Urdu.

Who was India’s first female president?
Answer choices include: Nur Jahan, Pratibha Patil, Indira Gandhi, Khaleda Zia

The correct answer is Pratibha Patil.

Shah Jahan had the ____ built in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal,
who died in childbirth at age 39.
Answer choices include: Tower of David, Luxor Temple, Pyramid of Khafre, Taj Mahal

The correct answer is Taj Mahal.

What happened to over 2 million people under
Aurangzeb’s reign while he was waging war elsewhere?
Answer choices include:
They discovered oil in the region & enjoyed great wealth.
They took over the region for self-rule.
They died in a famine.
They converted to Judaism.

The correct answer is: They died in a famine.

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