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WHAP Chapter 28.2 Overview (Gunpowder Empires) Unit 3: Land-based Empires

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What structure symbolizes Shah Jahan's devotion to his wife, Mumtaz Mahal?
The Taj Mahal
T or F: The Columbian exchange had little impact on the Islamic empires.
True
What American crop had little appeal to the people of the Islamic empires?
Maize
What agricultural product wasn't popular in Islamic lands until the 16th century?
Coffee
Who were the major suppliers of coffee/sugar by the 18th century?
American producers and European merchants
Who introduced tobacco to the Ottoman empire around 1600?
English merchants
What claim did the merchants make concerning tobacco?
Useful for medicinal purposes
What extreme measure did Sultan Murad IV take?
Outlawed coffee and tobacco and executed those who continued to partake
T or F: Islamic imperial rulers found it challenging to maintain harmony between religious communities.
True
What was the center of a Christian mission in India?
Portuguese Goa
Why did Akbar decline to commit to Christianity?
He thought the faith would alienate many of his subjects
T or F: Akbar was committed to spreading the Islamic faith to his subjects.
False
What two religions did the Sikh religion combine?
Hinduism and Islam
T or F: The "divine faith" was not tolerant of Hinduism.
False
T or F: Muslims required conquered people to convert to Islam.
False
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