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All of the following statements about Ottoman expansions are true except
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After the Kurdish serizure of Constantiple in 1521, Ottoman support of the nee Kurdish ruker gave them greater control over Asia minor
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Ottoman decline was caused by all except
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Conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War
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The Ottoman governmental structure
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Was a blend of tribal traditions and a more recent, sedentary environment
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The Red Heads
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Followers of the Shi'ite doctrines of Safi al Din
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Safavid Iran
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Was strongly influenced by Turkish elements within the society
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It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that
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It's the seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the height of its artistic achievements
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Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty in India
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Established his northern Indian domain after his conquest of Delhi, and died at the age of 47
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Which of the following statements is not an accurate observation of the Mughal rule of Akbar in India?
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He became a militant Buddhist during the latter half of his reign
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Before 1858, British India was in the hands of
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British East India company
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As the British extended their economic and military control over India, from the coastal cities to the inland regions
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An estimated one-third of the population in areas under British East company control died in the 1770s
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The Akbar style included all of the following except
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It was strongly influenced all of the following except
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The Mughal literary masterpiece that served as a basis for a late 1980s Indian television series was the
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Ramcaritmanas
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Mughal architectural developments
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Often blended Persian and Indian style to achieve new and beautiful results
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All of the following were true about the expansion of the Ottoman Empire except
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By the early sixteenth century, Ottoman power allowed Murad to conquer African Ethiopia
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Which of the following statements is not true about the Ottoman power in Europe
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It destroyed A European coalition of Austrian, Polish, Bavarian, and Saxon Forces at Vienna in 1683 and held the city for years
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The power structure of the Ottoman Empire
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Was physically centered in topkapi
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Which of the following is not correct regarding members of the harems of Turkish sultans
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They were invariably daughters of the Muslim upper class
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Women in Ottoman society
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Had considerable political influence if they were queens mothers
