Chapter 6 Review

Janissaries, the well-armed infantry of the Ottoman rulers, were trained as

• cavalry

• personal guards for the sultan.

• religious advisers.

• foot soldiers.

Why is the Ottoman Empire considered a "gunpowder empire"?

• It was formed by outside conquerors who used firearms.

• It was the first empire to successfully use gunpowder.

• The first Ottoman sultan invented gunpowder.

• The empire exported gunpowder to other countries.

The Ottoman Empire preferred to

• administer its lands through local rulers and pashas.

• avoid violent conflicts.

• force all conquered peoples to follow Islam.

• follow English law.

Which of the following is a reason historians say the Ottoman Empire began its decline with Selim II?

• Selim II spent too much time on the arts

• Selim II let his advisors run the state.

• Selim II was the loser in a civil war.

• Selim II mistreated his subjects, who began a revolution.

Which of the following statements is true about Suleyman's reign?

• Suleyman led a great army and defeated the Turks.

• Suleyman ruled with absolute power and terrorized his subjects.

• Suleyman protected the powerless and brought prosperity to the empire.

• Suleyman's treatment of his sons led to a civil war.

The Safavid shahs

• trained administrators to run the state.

• became more remote from their subjects

• appointed officials based on family connections

• integrated the Sunni faith into the empire.

The Moguls in India were foreigners who were also

• Hindus.

• Indians

• Muslims.

• Christians.

Local, lower-ranking officials called zamindars

• exercised little if no actual power

• collected taxes

• received farm plots.

• commanded small armies.

How did Babur and his grandson Akbar compare as rulers?

• Both had strong negotiating skills and were not afraid to use weaponry.

• Babur and Akbar both started with a small kingdom.

• Both believed that Hindus should rule the empire.

• One was strong and the other was weak.

Akbar's Mogul included

• local officials who keep taxes.

• gifts of farmland for low-ranking officials.

• religious tolerance.

• passage of authority to one's grandson.