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CHAPTER Evaluation 2 The Muslim World Expands Form A
Part 1: Key Ideas
A. Write the letter of the best answer. 
______ 1. Who was the MAIN enemy and rival of the Safavids?
a. the Sikhs						b. the Mughals
c. the redheads						d. the Ottomans
______ 2. The devshirme system was designed to
a. turn Christian boys into Islamic soldiers.		
b. do away with all possible rivals to the throne.
c. make the tax system fairer and more efficient.	
d. divide political power equally between Hindus and Muslims.
______ 3. Isfahan was the capital city of
a. Persia.						b. the Safavid Empire.
c. the Mughal Empire.					d. the Ottoman Empire.
______ 4. Which of the following empires did ghazis help to build?
a. the Mughal Empire					b. the Safavid Empire
c. the Ottoman Empire				d. the Byzantine Empire
______ 5. The decline of the Ottoman Empire was brought on by
a. natural disasters.					b. disruption in trade.
c. overuse and abuse of the land.			d. a long line of ignorant, corrupt sultans.
______ 6. How did Timur’s military activities affect the growth of the Ottoman Empire?
a. They had no effect on it.				b. They interrupted its growth.
c. They helped it grow more rapidly.			d. They permanently ended its growth.
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B. Write the letter of the statement that is NOT true of the person. 
______ 7. Timur
a. His homeland was in Central Asia.				
b. He claimed to be descended from Genghis Khan.
c. He massacred thousands of the residents of Delhi.
d. He was defeated at the Battle of Ankara by the Ottoman Turks.
______ 8. Mehmet II
a. He destroyed the Hagia Sophia.			b. He was known as “the Conqueror.”
c. He invaded and conquered Constantinople.	d. He succeeded at initiating cultural blending.
______ 9. Suleiman
a. He was the most powerful monarch of his time.
b. He conquered the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
c. He was known as both “the Lawgiver” and “the Magnificent.”
d. He ruled the Ottoman Empire during the height of its size and grandeur.
______10. Jahangir
a. He was a weak ruler.				
b. He ordered the building of the Taj Mahal.
c. He was married to the brilliant politician, Nur Jahan.
d. He was intolerant of Hindus and, particularly, of Sikhs.
______11. Babur
a. He was a cruel and corrupt ruler.			
b. He was an ancestor of Akbar and Jahangir.
c. His conquests laid the foundation for the Mughal Empire.
d. As a young man, he regained the kingdom that had been stolen from him when he was a boy.

______12. Isma’il
a. He was a leader of the “redheads.”
b. He established Shi’i Islam as the Safavid state religion.
c. He promoted religious tolerance in areas conquered by his troops.
d. By the age of sixteen, he had conquered most of what is now Iran.
______13. Shah Jahan
a. He was descended from Akbar.
b. He was overthrown by his own son.
c. He rebelled against his royal family and became a Sikh.
d. His spending on luxuries and war severely taxed an already overburdened population.

Part 2: Graph Skills
These graphs show the population and territory of seven empires at their height. Use the graphs to answer the questions that follow. 

14. Which empire was most densely populated?________________________________________
15. Which empire had the second largest territory, and what was its population density? ______
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16. Which empire had the greatest amount of territory per person? ________________________
17. Which had the larger territory—the British Empire or all of the other empires combined?
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Part 3: BCRs Critical Thinking Answer the following questions on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet. (20 points each) Each essay must contain 50 words or more. 

1. Name one individual or group that you considered important in this chapter. Explain your selection.

2. In your own words, summarize the historical story that you remember best from your studies of this chapter.
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Answer Key
Chapter 2
TEST FORM A
The Muslim World Expands
Part 1: Key Ideas
A. (6 points each)
1. d
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. d
6. b
B. (4 points each)
7. d
8. a
9. b
10. b
11. a
12. c
13. c
Part 2: Graph Skills (4 points
each)
14. Mughal
15. Roman, 16 people per
square mile
16. Mali
17. British
Part 3: Critical Thinking (10
points each)
18. Possible answers:
a. a long, stable period of rule by
one ruler
b. an environment of religious
and ethnic tolerance
c. a period of territorial expan-sion
and military success
d. the existence of a strong,
workable social structure that
tied the diverse groups of the
empire together
e. strong appreciation for cultur e
and the arts among members
of the ruling class
19. Students could note that
both men
a. ruled over vast Muslim
empires.
b. appreciated and encouraged
the growth of culture and the
arts.
c. ruled during a golden age.
d. were military leaders who
aggressively expanded their
empires.
e. adopted modern military
techniques and technology.
f. were followed by particularly
weak rulers.