AP CH. 17

The term sultan means

• "the chosen one."

• "first among equals."

• "consecrated before God."

• "chieftain."

The Turkish peoples

• abandoned their urban existence because of disease and economic pressures.

• spread Islam to Southwest Asia.

• never formed a single, homogeneous group.

• established a tightly structured centralized government.

Nomadic peoples' military might was based on their

• cavalry forces.

• extensive use of artillery.

• possessing much larger armies than their enemies.

• infantry.

The nomadic Turkish tribes made use of kumiss, which

• was an iron lance.

• was an alcoholic drink fermented from mare's milk.

• were large tents made of felt.

• were shaman priests.

Which of the following did NOT act as a limitation on the development of Central Asian societies?

• the aridity of the climate

• a lack of trading opportunities

• the nomadic lifestyle of the population

• the limited potential for large-scale agriculture

In 1055, the Saljuq Turkish leader Tughril Beg

• conquered Constantinople.

• was recognized as sultan by the Abbasid caliph.

• sacked the Indian city of Delhi.

• formed an alliance with the Byzantines.

At Manzikert in 1071, the Saljuq Turks won an important victory over the

• Mongols.

• Abbasids.

• Chinese

• Byzantines

Which of the following religions did NOT ever become popular among the nomadic Turkish tribes?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

In the tenth century, the Turks living near the Abbasid empire began a large-scale conversion to

• Buddhism.

• Christianity.

• Hinduism.

• Islam.

The political power of the khans was based on

• a tightly structured imperial framework.

• indirect rule through the leaders of allied tribes.

• an extension of the traditional Turkish urban kingship.

• the shamanistic belief in the divinity of the ruler.