Movie Questions for:

The History Channel’s

Warrior Empire
The Lost World of India’s Most Powerful Dynasty

The Mughals

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 Notes to the teacher:
1. This DVD is from the History Channel, 2006. It lasts 91 minutes.

2. Please preview the video for appropriateness prior to showing it to your class.

3. I bought my copy of the movie on Amazon for about $10.00.

4. Students watched the movie over the course of two days and answered the questions as they watched.
The questions do go in order.

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 Name: _____________________________________________________________Period: ____________
Warrior Empire Movie Questions KEY
Please answer the questions as you watch the movie. Do your best with spelling.

1. The Mughals are descendants of _____________Genghis Khan___________________________________.

2. What advanced weaponry did the Mughals invent? Rockets

3. The Mughals weren’t always warriors, in peace they were _____designers and engineers._______________

4. The Spices silks, coffee and jewels in India were coveted by Europeans as well as the Mughals. India also
had the world’s only ___diamond mines______________________________.

Babur 1526-1630

5. What was the Mughals weapon of choice? The composite bow

6. In modern day testing which bow went deeper or inflicted a more fatal wound, the long bow (English) or
Composite Bow? Composite

7. In battle, Babur had 4,000 archers, what else did he use in order to be successful? Mounted archers, canons,
barricades, guns

8. What was the first thing Mughal leaders often did once they conquered a place? Build a water garden, which
was essential to their lifestyle.

9. In two years after his victory he had won many more battles. His empire succeeded even where
__Alexander the Great________ had failed.

Akbar 1556-1605

10. The metal smiths who made the Mughal blade held similar status to _______top nuclear
scientists________________ today.

***They do an experiment with the Mughal Sword and animal carcass. You may not want to watch. ***

11. What animal was the “tank” of the time? Elephant

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12. How many people were the crew of an elephant? 3-4

13. What were two ways elephants could kill the enemy? Stretch/break them in half, crush them under their
feet.

14. What was Akbar the Great’s goal? Conquer all of India

15. How did Akbar demonstrate power after winning? Cut off the heads of his enemy and displayed them.

16. How large was the Mughal Empire now? 1 million square miles.

17. What gun did the Mughals use? What was it known for? The Matchlock-its accuracy.

18. In 1568 Akbar the Great chose to build a city bigger than London. It was a city to show that the “Mughals
have arrived”. What were the city gates guarded by? Elephants

19. How did the Mughals get water up to the city? Persian Water Wheels

20. Akbar made the city a city of religious tolerance. What did he do every Thursday? Why? Invited religious
leaders to debate so that he could understand the value of each religion.

21. What caused the city to be abandoned? Water problems.

22. What as the key to Mughal success? Archers on horseback

23. Mughals were taught to ride and shoot when they could walk. What was one requirement of a mounted
archer? Build, maintain, and use a Composite Bow.

24. ____Horsemanship__________________ not archery was the ultimate key to success.

Shah Jahan 1628-1658

25. How did he ensure he would be the one in power? He murdered all potential rivals (brother & nephews)

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26. What was his greatest achievement? The Taj Mahal

27. Why was the Taj Mahal built? It was a love story, a mausoleum for his wife who died giving birth to their
14th child.

28. Rumor had it there was also supposed to be a black Taj Mahal for Shah Jahan’s tomb. After investigation,
what did they find? Explain. Was there a black Taj Mahal? No, the black Taj Mahal was actually a reflection
off the water of the white Taj Mahal.

Aurangzeeb 1658-1707

29. How did the Mughals finally get inside during the siege of the Golconda Fortress? Trickery-they bribed a
solider inside the fort to open the gate.

30. What were the new specifics of the Mughal Empire (Square miles, subjects, etc…)? 1.25 million square
miles, 150 million subjects (1/4 of the world’s population).

31. When the Mughals declined into a loosely knit group, which new empire dominated? Great Britain.

Tipu Sultan

32. While Tipu Sultan wasn’t a Mughal, he was the major barrier to the British. What was the ultimate weapon
used against the British at the time? The Rocket, metal not bamboo

33. What made the weapon extra scary? It had sword blades on the end.

34. How did this weapon affect American History? Be specific. The British copied and used the rocket against
the Americans in 1812 and Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem as he watched, “the rockets’ red
glare”.

35. What are some of the legacies of the Mughals? Bow, Matchlock, Taj Mahal, Elephants, Water Wheel

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 Name: _____________________________________________________________Period: ____________
Warrior Empire Movie Questions
Please answer the questions as you watch the movie. Do your best with spelling.

1. The Mughals are descendants of ________________________________________________.

2. What advanced weaponry did the Mughals invent?

3. The Mughals weren’t always warriors, in peace they were ___________________

4. The Spices silks, coffee and jewels in India were coveted by Europeans as well as the Mughals. India also
had the world’s only _________________________________.

Babur 1526-1630

5. What was the Mughals weapon of choice?

6. In modern day testing which bow went deeper or inflicted a more fatal wound, the long bow (English) or
Composite Bow?

7. In battle Babur had 4,000 archers, what else did he use in order to be successful?

8. What was the first thing Mughal leaders often did once they conquered a place?

9. In two years after his victory he had won many more battles. His empire succeeded even where
_____________________ had failed.

Akbar 1556-1605

10. The metal smiths who made the Mughal blade held similar status to _______________________ today.

***They do an experiment with the Mughal Sword and animal carcass. You may not want to watch. ***

11. What animal was the “tank” of the time?

12. How many people were the crew of an elephant?

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13. What were two ways elephants could kill the enemy?

14. What was Akbar the Great’s goal?

15. How did Akbar demonstrate power after winning?

16. How large was the Mughal Empire now?

17. What gun did the Mughals use? What was it known for

18. In 1568 Akbar the Great chose to build a city bigger than London. It was a city to show that the “Mughals
have arrived”. What were the city gates guarded by?

19. How did the Mughals get water up to the city?

20. Akbar made the city a city of religious tolerance. What did he do every Thursday? Why?

21. What caused the city to be abandoned?

22. What as the key to Mughal success?

23. Mughals were taught to ride and shoot when they could walk. What was one requirement of a mounted
archer?

24. ____ __________________ not archery was the ultimate key to success.

Shah Jahan 1628-1658

25. How did he ensure he would be the one in power?

26. What was his greatest achievement?

27. Why was the Taj Mahal built?

28. Rumor had it there was also supposed to be a black Taj Mahal for Shah Jahan’s tomb. After investigation,
what did they find? Explain. Was there a black Taj Mahal?
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Aurangzeeb 1658-1707

29. How did the Mughals finally get inside during the siege of the Golconda Fortress?

30. What were the new specifics of the Mughal Empire (Square miles, subjects, etc…)?

31. When the Mughals declined into a loosely knit group, which new empire dominated?

Tipu Sultan

32. While Tipu Sultan wasn’t a Mughal, he was the major barrier to the British. What was the ultimate weapon
used against the British at the time?

33. What made the weapon extra scary?

34. How did this weapon affect American History? Be specific.

35. What are some of the legacies of the Mughals?

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