AP World History: Modern / Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (c. 1450–1750)

3.3 Empires: Belief Systems

3 practice questions

Notes

Religion legitimized rule and caused conflict: the Sunni-Shia split (Ottoman Sunni vs Safavid Shia), the Protestant Reformation (Luther, 1517), the Catholic Counter-Reformation, Akbar's tolerance and Sikhism in India.

Practice

The Protestant Reformation began in:

Conflict between the Ottomans and Safavids was partly religious:

Mughal emperor Akbar was known for:

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