Chapter 17 Answer each of the following questions in an essay. Include specific examples that support your thesis and conclusions. 1. The text refers to Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India as world powers. How accurate is this assertion? 2. Compare the careers and accomplishments of Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire and Shah Akbar of the Mughal Empire. Which ruler seems to have been more successful? 3. How did Suleiman, Abbas, and Akbar use monumental buildings to establish and display the wealth and power of their empires? 4. Describe the European takeover of India. What were causative factors in this process? To what extent can we argue that the Europeans were acting imperialistically? 5. What were the common weaknesses in the three Islamic empires that contributed to their demise?