World History Review

Which of these animals came from the Old World to the New World?

• Buffalo

• Turkey

• Horse

• Llama

Which country did Prince Henry the Navigator help to become prominent in sea exploration?

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

• Netherlands

The fall of this city to the Muslims that became the Ottoman empire ushered in the age of Exploration

• Baghdad

• Cairo

• Constantinople

• Lisbon

True or False: All 3 gunpowder empires were Islamic & ruled by Muslim leaders with well-organized governments made up of loyal bureaucrats.

• True

• False, all 3 empires were Christian

• False, all 3 empires were Hindu

The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.

• Janissaries

• Jizyas

• Slavs

• None of the Above

In 1453, the Ottomans attacked Constantinople & conquered the ________ Empire

• Persian

• Roman

• Mughal

• Byzantine

Ottoman rulers were called ________ & they governed with absolute power

• Caliphates

• Sultans

• Monarchs

• None of the Above

Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).

• Shi'a

• Sunni

• Abraham's

• Moses'

In 1556, Babur’s grandson Akbar became king of the Mughal Empire & expanded the empire into almost all of ___________.

• Spain

• Israel

• China

• India

Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism