Why Did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires Decline Simultaneously

question 68

Multiple Choice

Why did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires decline simultaneously?

• A) Inability to adjust to the changes in military technology and the world economy
• B) Natural disasters
• C) The bubonic plague
• D) Declining birthrates combined with fertility problems
• E) A religious prohibition against banking

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Definitions:

Integration

Integration refers to the process of combining or incorporating separate units into a unified whole, often used in the context of social and cultural merging.

Conditional Response

A learned response to a specific stimulus in the environment through conditioning.

Conditional Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Reaching and Grasping

The coordinated movement milestones that allow an infant to extend their arm towards an object and use their fingers and hand to hold it, essential for developing fine motor skills.