Starter quiz
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- sultanate⇔a Muslim state or country ruled by a sultan ✓
- descendant⇔a person who is related to you and who lives after you ✓
- nobles⇔people from the highest social group in some countries ✓
- To ______ means you have taken control of something, usually by using force
- 'conquer' ✓
- Which group made up the majority of India’s population at the start of the 16th century?
- Hindus ✓
- Muslims
- Sikhs
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- Which of the following statements accurately describe how India was ruled at the start of the 16th century?
- No single state was in control of the entirety of India. ✓
- The Delhi Sultanate ruled over all of India at the start of the 16th century.
- Power was divided between many different states across the subcontinent. ✓
- The Delhi Sultanate ruled over all of northern India.
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- Where did the Mughals come from?
- Central Asia ✓
- East Asia
- South Asia
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- What did Babur do with the tower he had built after the Battle of Khalwa?
- filled it with treasure taken from Rana Sanga
- filled it with the skulls of his enemies ✓
- filled it with both Hindu and Muslim religious objects
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- political instability⇔a government is not very secure or there is no clear leader ✓
- diplomacy⇔how leaders manage relationships with other rulers and countries ✓
- exile⇔being sent or kept away from your own country ✓
- Someone who fights against the government or ruler in their country has ______.
- 'rebelled' ✓
- What happened to Emperor Humayun in 1540?
- killed in a battle against Sher Shah’s army
- received support from Sher Shah against his brothers
- forced from power and into exile by Sher Shah ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened.
- 1⇔Mughals lose control of Gujarat.
- 2⇔Humayun’s brothers rebel against him.
- 3⇔Sher Shah wins the Battle of Chausa.
- 4⇔Humayun forced into exile. Sher Shah becomes emperor.
- From whom did Humayun receive significant support from during his years in exile?
- Rajput kings
- Persian emperor ✓
- Chinese emperor
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- In which year did Humayun reconquer India?
- 1540
- 1554
- 1555 ✓
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Key learning points
- The Mughal Empire suffered from political instability at the beginning of Humayun's reign.
- Humayun lost control of the empire in 1540 and was forced into exile.
- Humayun used diplomacy to gain support from the Persian Empire.
- Humayun reconquered India in 1555 at a time when political instability weakened his enemies.
Common misconception
Students assume political instability is only the result of foreign powers challenging the leaders of a country.
Political instability at the start of Humayun's reign partly occurred because of rebellions by his younger brothers and political instability in the 1550s was created by descendants of Sher Shah fighting one another for power.
Keywords
Political instability - political instability refers to situations where a government is not very secure or there is no clear leader in a country
Rebelled - someone who fights against the government or ruler in their country has rebelled
Diplomacy - diplomacy refers to how leaders manage relationships with other rulers and countries; diplomacy can involve making agreements with rulers of other states.
Exile - exile involves being sent or kept away from your own country, usually for political reasons
Convert - to convert is to change to a new religion or belief