Social Studies

Tara Solomon

23 June, 05:32

Through the Middle Ages, in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, various Islamic peoples were building impressive societies. There were the Turks, whose massive Ottoman Empire rose to power in 1299; the Mughals, who ruled India; and the Safavids in present-day Iran. These groups all shared the Muslim faith and, taken together, comprised the Muslim empires (or empires of Islam). These new imperial powers were marked by a close relationship between government and religion. They prospered throughout the Middle Ages, but by the end of the 19th century, all three had declined significantly. By the early 20th century, the last Islamic empire collapsed with the defeat of the Ottomans in World War I. Which of the following was not a Muslim empire: A) Mughal B) Shiite C) Ottoman D) Safavid