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JEOPARDY
The Gunpowder Empires
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Safavid Empire
The Mughal Empire
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What was the Battle of Lepanto ?
This was the naval battle that
happened in 1571 that marked a
temporary defeat of the Muslim
fleet but the ships were soon
replaced and the Ottomans
continued to prey on European
shipping.
Who was Mehmed II?
He was nicknamed “the Conqueror”an Ottoman
sultan who captured Constantinople, 1453, and
destroyed the Byzantine Empire.
What was the Battle of Chaldiran?
This was an important battle between the
Safavids and Ottomans that occurred in 1514
with an Ottoman victory that demonstrated the
importance of firearms and checked the western
advance of the Safavid Shi’a state.
What was the Suleymaniye mosque ?
This was the great mosque built in Constantinople
during the reign of the
16th-century Ottoman ruler Suleyman the
Magnificent.
What were the Janissaries?
These were conscripted youth from conquered
regions who were trained as Ottoman infantry
divisions and became an important political
influence after the 15th century.
Who was Abbas I, the Great?
He was the Safavid shah (1587–1629) who
extended the empire to its greatest extent and
used Western military technology.
Who were the Imams ?
These were the Shi’a religious leaders who traced
their descent to Ali’s successors.
Who was Ismâ’il?
He was the Safavid leader who conquered the city
of Tabriz in 1501 and was proclaimed shah.
Who was Nadir Khan Afshar?
He emerged following fall of Safavids and
proclaimed himself Shah in 1736.
“Don’t Choke!”
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Who were the redheads? ( Islamic gingers?)
This was the name given to the Safavid followers
of Sail al-Din due to their distinctive headgear.
What was the Taj Mahal?
This was the mausoleum built for his wife, by her
husband Shah Jahan, and the most famous
architectural achievement of Mughal India.
Who was Babur the Tiger ? (Not Babar the
Elephant )
He was the Turkic leader who founded the
Mughal dynasty.
Who was Akbar ?
He was the son and successor to Humayn and
built up the military and administrative structure
of the Mughal dynasty. He followed policies of
cooperation and toleration with the Hindu
majority.
Who was Aurangzeb?
He was the successor to Shah Jahan and due to
warfare depleted the empire’s resources. He
reversed previous policies and attempted to purify
Islam of Hindu influences.
Who were the Sikhs?
This was the Indian sect that followed the
teachings of the Guru Nanak and merged the
teachings of the Hindu and Muslim faiths. They
were opposed to pure Muslim and Mughul rule.
Who was Humayn?
He was the son and successor of Babur who was
expelled from India in 1540 but returned to
restore the dynasty in 1556.
Who were the Ottoman Turks?
They were the Turkic people who advanced into
Asia Minor during the 14th century and
established an Empire that lasted until World War
I.
Who was Suleiman the Magnificent?
He is considered to be the greatest Ottoman Sultan
and extended the Empire during his long reign. ( He
was a contemporary of Philip II and Elizabeth I as
well)
Who were the Mullahs?
They were the religious leaders under the
Safavids who worked to convert all subjects to
Shi’ism.
Who was Tahmasp I ?
He was the Safavid leader who became the Shah
from 1534 - 1576 and helped restore the Empire
after the defeat at Chaldiran.
“Don’t Choke!”
Daily
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What was Isfahan?
This was the Safavid capital under Abbas the
Great and a planned city exemplifying Safavid
architecture.
Who were the Marattas?
They were the people of western India who
rebelled against Mughal rule early in the 18th
century.
Who was Nur Jahan?
She was the wife of ruler Jahangir who amassed
power at the Mughal court and created a faction
that ruled the empire during the later years of his
reign.
What was Vienna ( Land of little tiny
sausages in a can) ?
In 1683 the Ottomans threatened this capital of
the Holy Roman Empire.
What was the Battle of Panipat?
This was the battle where Babur the Tiger using
cannon and muskets defeated a superior number
of Lodi warriors and war elephants led by Ibrahim
Lodi.
What was the Vizier?
This was the position as head of the Ottoman
bureaucracy and after the 15th century often
more powerful than the sultan.
What was sati?
This was the ritual burning of high-caste Hindu
women on their husbands’ funeral pyres.
What were Madras, and Calico ( for Calcutta or
Calicut as it was known to Europeans)?
These were the two famous cotton patterns based
on the textile industry of India and named for
Indian cities.
Who was Sail al-Din?
He was the founder of the Safavids, a Sufi
mystic, and leader of the Red Heads.
What was Din-i-Ilahi?
This was the religion initiated by Akbar that
blended elements of Islam and Hinduism, but
did not survive his death.