The Ottomans

The Ottoman Empire was founded by a leader of the Turkish tribes in Anatolia . He expanded his kingdom, uniting many of the independent states of Anatolia under one rule. His name was

• Osman I

• Mehmet I

• Mehmet II

• Osman II

The territory where the Turkish settled down and ruled was located in

• Northern Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe

• Southern Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe

• Northern Africa, Middle East and Western Europe

• Northern Africa, Far East and Eastern Europe

In 1453, this conqueror led the Ottoman Empire in capturing Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantium Empire. He turned Constantinople into the capital of the Ottoman Empire and renamed it.

• Osman I

• Osman II

• Mehmet I

• Mehmet II

In 1453, the capital of the Byzantium Empire, Constantinople, was now re-baptized as

• Istanbul

• Ankara

• Ur

• Kafu

When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire, a large number of scholars and artists fled to Italy. This helped to start in Europe this cultural movement

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Discoveries

• The Enlightenment

The Ottoman Empire reached its peak during the reign of Suleiman

• The Great

• The Astonishing

• The Splendorous

• The Magnificent

One of the reasons why the Ottoman Empire began to decline in the late 1600s was .

• It faced internal corruption and poor leadership

• It ceased to expand

• It faced economic competition from India and Europe

• All of the above

The Ottomans were Muslims, therefore, they forced the peoples they conquered to convert and didn´t allow the Christians and Jews to worship. In case they did, they were persecuted

• True

• False

How was the leader of the Ottoman Empire called

• Caliph

• Vizir

• Sha

• Sultan

The type of monarchy the leader of the Ottoman Empire had

• Absolute and dynastic

• Absolute and democratic

• Limited and dynastic

• Limited and democratic