Recent

  • Show all results for ""

🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Tamerlane's Conquest
40 Questions
0 Views

Tamerlane's Conquest

Created by
@InexpensiveTriumph

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

During the decline of the Safavid Dynasty, which dynasty replaced it in 1760?

  • Russian Dynasty
  • Zand Dynasty (correct)
  • Mughal Dynasty
  • Ottoman Dynasty

    • Who was the successor of Shah Jahan in the Mughal Empire?

  • Zand
  • Aurangzeb (correct)
  • Safavid
  • Ottoman

    • What was Aurangzeb's goal in expanding the Mughal Empire?

  • To strengthen ties with the Ottoman Empire
  • To bring all of India under Muslim rule (correct)
  • To increase the influence of Hinduism
  • To establish trade routes with Europe

    • What led to frequent conflicts and rebellions during Aurangzeb's rule?

    <p>Austere and pious Islamic lifestyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire grew increasingly unstable after Aurangzeb's death?

    <p>Mughal Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who gained more and more economic power in India after Aurangzeb's death?

    <p>British and French</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dynasty took political power away from the Mughals in the 19th century?

    <p>British Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which river is not mentioned in the text as a significant geographical feature?

    <p>Nile River</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sea is not mentioned in the text as a significant geographical feature?

    <p>Mediterranean Sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which city is not mentioned in the text as a significant city?

    <p>Venice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire collected taxes in the form of grains and silver?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire collected taxes on salt, wine, and other goods?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire had tributary states in the Niger Valley?

    <p>The Songhai Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire had wealthy families responsible for tax collection?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire demanded recognition of their power and authority through tributes?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire had Korea as a tributary state?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire had an Aztec official stationed in each capital to collect tributes?

    <p>The Mexica Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire assigned governors and officials to preside over tributary states in the Niger Valley?

    <p>The Songhai Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire saw its dynasty go bankrupt due to wars, extravagant spending, and rebellion repression?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire had land taxes as the bulk of the taxes collected?

    <p>The Ming Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two laws did Sir Isaac Newton combine to publish his work on gravitational force called Principia?

    <p>Galileo's laws of terrestrial motion and Kepler's laws of planetary motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did many intellectuals believe about science and the world during the Enlightenment?

    <p>Science showed that the world was ordered and rational and that natural laws applied to the progress of governments and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Bacon challenge and replace with ideas that could be demonstrated with evidence?

    <p>Traditional ideas that had been accepted for centuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What advanced scientific thinking during the religious wars?

    <p>Both the correspondence of leading scholars with one another and the establishment of a Royal Academy of Science in France and England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Principia published?

    <p>1687</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the ideas in Principia influence?

    <p>Science and mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the ideas in Principia help lead to?

    <p>A new vision of the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key to the Enlightenment?

    <p>The belief that science showed that the world was ordered and rational and that natural laws applied to the progress of governments and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did science show about the world during the Enlightenment?

    <p>That the world was ordered and rational and that natural laws applied to the progress of governments and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the ideas in Principia help influence?

    <p>Science and mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two empires went to war over territorial claims and religious differences?

    <p>Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which land-based empire relied on enslaved soldiers to offset the power of disloyal troops?

    <p>Ottoman Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which land-based empire had a less centralized and bureaucratic system compared to others?

    <p>Aztec Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empires declined due to conflicts of heirs motivated by harem politics?

    Signup and view all the answers

    What factors contributed to the decline of the Gunpowder Empires?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a major theme in the period c. 1450–c. 1750?

    <p>Building and maintaining large land-based empires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empire used tax farmers to collect revenue from the residents of an area?

    <p>Ottoman Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main source of revenue for the Aztec noble class and military?

    <p>Yearly offerings from surrounding areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Ming Empire use as a form of tax payment after the rampant counterfeiting and hyperinflation caused by paper money?

    <p>Silver coins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did rulers of land-based empires use to legitimize their rule?

    <p>Religion, art, and monumental architecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Tamerlan haqida sinovlar
    10 questions

    Tamerlan haqida sinovlar

    HottestStarlitSky avatar
    HottestStarlitSky
    Exploring Tamerlane's Legacy
    40 questions

    Exploring Tamerlane's Legacy

    InexpensiveTriumph avatar
    InexpensiveTriumph
    Tamerlane's Empire and Its Influence
    10 questions

    Tamerlane's Empire and Its Influence

    ProactiveEpitaph avatar
    ProactiveEpitaph
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser