(U5) 5.6 Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire was the last great Islamic Empire.

• True

• False

Non-Muslims (Christians, Jews, other faiths) that wanted to live in the Ottoman Empire had to...

• Pay higher taxes than Muslims

• Worship only on Sundays

• Convert to Islam

• Give up all their land to Muslims

During World War I, the Ottoman Empire was allied with which powers?

• Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia)

• Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)

Ottoman sultans (leaders) would often perform 'Fratricde', where male relatives who could have claim to the throne were executed or imprisoned, to keep their power & position.

• True

• False

One of the causes of the decline of the Ottoman Empire was the presence of many ethnic groups (Greek, Serbian, Armenian, etc.) that wanted independence.

• True

• False

Which group of ethnic Christians suffered genocide at the hands of the Ottomans?

• The Armenians

• The Americans

• The Australians

• The Georgian

Financial Problems with overtaxing the peasants and the overproduction of silver cause the Ottomans to lose money.

• True

• False

Which factor hurt the Ottomans the most, economically?

• Europe and Asia began to rely heavily on ocean trade routes and the Ottomans lost money on their land trade routes

• Europeans began to overuse the land trade routes in the Ottoman Empire

• Asia created a new product that could not be traded to the Ottomans

Which of the following is another factor of the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

• The government was corrupt in spending tax money

• The Ottoman Empire modernized too fast

• The Ottomans were invaded by a rival Islamic empire

• The Ottoman Empire experienced an outbreak of the Plague

What nickname did the Ottoman Empire have?

• "The Sick Man of Europe"

• "The Strong Man of Europe"

• "The Last Man of Europe"

• "The Pale Man of Europe"