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Review the Main Ideas

1. Question

   How were the three Islamic empires established, and what sorts of governments did they set up?

   How were the three Islamic empires established, and what sorts of governments did they set up?

2. Question

   What cultural advances occurred under the rule of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires?

   What cultural advances occurred under the rule of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires?

3. Question

   How did Christians, Jews, Hindus, and other non-Muslims fare under these Islamic states?

   How did Christians, Jews, Hindus, and other non-Muslims fare under these Islamic states?

4. Question

   How were the Islamic empires affected by the gradual shift toward trade routes that bypassed their lands?

   How were the Islamic empires affected by the gradual shift toward trade routes that bypassed their lands?

5. Question

   What common factors led to the decline of central power in the Islamic empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

   What common factors led to the decline of central power in the Islamic empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?