Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

Multiple Choice

This is the name of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

• Suleiman

• Mehmet

• Selim

• Osman

Multiple Choice

The title of the leader of the Ottoman Empire is

• King.

• Sultan.

• Shah.

• President.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the weak empire located west of the Anatolian peninsula on which the Ottoman Empire began?

• Safavid

• Abbasid

• Byzantine

• Mughal

Multiple Choice

Mehmet II was also known as this.

• Mehmet the Magnificent

• Mehmet the Conqueror

• Mehmet the Manager

• Mehmet the Madman

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The Ottomans conquered the city of Constantinople, the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire, in the year .

Multiple Choice

The Christian Crusades were attempts to win back control of holy lands from Muslim and Jewish societies, and a few attacked the Ottoman Empire. The winner of each was

• the Ottomans.

• the Christians.

Multiple Choice

Which Sultan defeated the Safavids of Iran and the Mamluks of Egypt as well and gained Ottoman sovereignty over the Holy Cities of Islam?

• Mehmet.

• Suleiman.

• Selim.

• Osman.

Multiple Choice

The height of the Ottoman Empire was under the rule of which Sultan?

• Suleiman

• Mehmet

• Selim

• Osman

Open Ended

MER pg 7 essentially lays out a problem and its 3-part solution. NAME the problem and 3 parts of the solution here.

Open Ended

Why were scribes important in the Ottoman Empire?

Fill in the Blank

Osman essentially hired nomadic Turks, called _______ warriors, to expand his empire. They were very successful!

Fill in the Blank

When the Sultan needed to rein in his warriors, he offered them tracts of land, called ________, over which to rule and from whose population to collect taxes as they wishe.

Open Ended

What was the source of the Ulema's power? Include the word "fetva" in your answer.

Fill in the Blank

The Ottoman Empire was one of three Gunpowder Empires. The other two were the ___________________ Empires.

Open Ended

What evidence might you use as reasons to believe the claim that the best Ottoman leaders were described as being "practical" or "pragmatic"?

Multiple Choice

Both Mehmet and Suleiman left their sons an empire in much better shape than the one their own father left them

• True

• False