| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Sultan Selim I. expands this empire by 70% | Ottoman Empire | 94%
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| Ismail I. becomes the first native ruler of this country after centuries under foreign powers | Iran | 81%
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| The same Ismail also made this branch of Islam his nation's official religion | Shia | 78%
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| This empire, originally islamic, conquers most of the Indian subcontinent | Mughal | 74%
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| The Taíno culture, which had formerly ruled much of the Caribbean, is effectively wiped out by this disease | Smallpox | 73%
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| This Chinese dynasty imposes a sea ban to tackle piracy, turns more people into pirates | Ming | 70%
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| Guru Nanak establishes this Northern Indian religion | Sikhism | 66%
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| The same sultan also assumes this title, thereby claiming leadership of the Muslim world | Caliph | 64%
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| Japan was troubled during the Sengoku Jidai, which means "Age of ____ States" | Warring | 51%
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| This "great" ruler of the same empire promotes education, the arts, and religious reconciliation | Akbar | 28%
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