Question

which best explains how religious tolerance helped the ottoman and mughal empires succeed?
by showing religious
tolerance, both empires
created new religions and
earned new converts to
islam.
by showing religious
tolerance, both empires
maintained power and
earned new converts to
islam.
by showing religious
tolerance, both empires
created new religions and
earned loyalty from
different peoples.
by showing religious
tolerance, both empires
maintained stability and
earned loyalty from
different peoples.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The Ottoman and Mughal Empires did not create new religions through tolerance; they were Islamic empires, so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: Maintaining power via tolerance is less accurate than stability and loyalty. Also, the focus of tolerance was not just to gain converts.
3. Analyze Option 3: They did not create new religions, so this is wrong.
4. Analyze Option 4: Religious tolerance in these empires (like the Mughal's treatment of Hindus, Ottoman's treatment of non - Muslims) helped maintain stability (as diverse groups were less likely to revolt) and earn loyalty from different peoples, which was crucial for their success.

Answer:

The bottom - left option: By showing religious tolerance, both empires maintained stability and earned loyalty from different peoples.