Starter quiz
- Mughal rule in India was at its strongest in the __________ centuries.
- fourteenth and fifteenth
- fifteenth and sixteenth
- sixteenth and seventeenth ✓
- seventeenth and eighteenth
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- The Mughal conquest of India began under which leader?
- Jahangir
- Akbar
- Babur ✓
- Aurangzeb
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- Which Mughal emperor demonstrated the greatest religious tolerance?
- Jahangir
- Akbar ✓
- Babur
- Aurangzeb
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- The Mughal emperors were followers of ______.
- 'Islam' ✓
- Which of these best describes the manner in which the Mughals conquered India?
- Through violence alone.
- Through diplomacy alone.
- Through both violence and diplomacy. ✓
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- Under Akbar the Mughals' taxation system __________.
- improved ✓
- stayed the same
- became inefficient
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Exit quiz
- Which goods did the first East India Company ships return to England with?
- spices ✓
- gunpowder
- gold
- enslaved people
- textiles ✓
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- In its early years, the main trading rivals to the East India Company were the __________.
- French
- Dutch ✓
- Spanish
- Indians
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- The East India Company's trading posts and warehouses were known as ______.
- 'factories' ✓
- Why did Emperor Jahangir agree to the East India Company setting up a factory in Surat?
- The East India Company used military force to convince him.
- The East India Company gave him gifts in return. ✓
- The East India Company were a useful tool to keep other Europeans under control. ✓
- The Mughal Empire was reliant on the importation of English textiles.
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- When no trading agreements were reached in the area of ______, the East India Company resorted to war to take power for themselves.
- 'Bengal' ✓
- The East India Company's conflict against the emperor Aurangzeb in Bengal was known as '______ War'.
- 'Child's' ✓
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Key learning points
- The East India Company (EIC) was created in 1601 for trade with the East.
- The EIC competed with other Europeans such as the Portuguese and Dutch.
- The EIC constructed factories to support its trade in India.
- The EIC required permission from the Mughal Emperors to conduct its activities in India.
- During Child's War, the Mughal Empire defeated the forces of the EIC.
Common misconception
Europeans were more powerful than other states and social groups in the 17th century.
Although European groups like the EIC were powerful, the Mughal Emperors retained greater power in the 17th century. Aurangzeb comprehensively defeated the EIC's military challenged during Child's War.
Keywords
Merchants - merchants are people whose job is to buy and sell goods
Textiles - textiles are fabrics made by weaving materials like cotton
Factories - warehouses and trading posts set up by the East India Company were called factories
Mughal empire - the Mughal Empire ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent during the 17th century
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