Question

mughal empire viewing questions - crash course #217

1. the mughals were ______________________________ who ruled much of india.
2. the founder of the mughal dynasty was named __________________________________.
3. babur defeated the ______________________________ sultanate in 1526.
4. the mughal empire is famous for building the ____________________ ____________________
5. mughal rulers relied heavily on ______________________________ power to expand their empire.
6. the empire created an effective ________________________ ________________________ system.
7. taxes were usually collected by local leaders called ______________________________________.
8. empires are expensive, so accurate ______________________________ assessments were important.
9. mughal rulers built large monuments to increase their ______________________________________.
10. akbar is remembered mostly as a ______________________________________ ruler.
11. akbar ended the special tax on non - muslims called the ______________________________________.
12. akbar’s policy of religious tolerance was called ____________________ ____________________.
13. akbar also used extreme ______________________________________ to control people.
14. aurangzeb tried to introduce more ______________________________________ principles into government.
15. under aurangzeb, the mughal empire began to ______________________________________.
16. maintaining monuments like the taj mahal required revenue from many ______________________________________.
17. aurangzeb limited court spending as a ______________________________ - saving measure.
18. a major long - term problem was fighting costly ______________________________________ in the south.
19. historians say mughal decline had ______________________________________ causes.
20. the mughal empire shows that absolute power can create both ______________________________________ a

Explanation:

All answers are based on standard historical facts about the Mughal Empire, aligned with the content of Crash Course World History #217.

Answer:

1. Turkic-Mongol Muslim warriors
2. Babur
3. Delhi
4. Taj Mahal
5. military
6. administrative (or tax collection)
7. zamindars
8. land (or revenue)
9. legitimacy (or public prestige)
10. tolerant and effective (or great/wise)
11. jizya
12. Din-i Ilahi
13. centralization (or force)
14. conservative Islamic
15. decline (or fragment)
16. tax sources (or provinces)
17. cost
18. wars (or rebellions)
19. multiple (or complex)
20. great achievements and deep vulnerabilities