The Middle East/ The Ottomans

What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

• Janissary
• Rajput
• Sultan
• Mansabdar

Who were the Ottomans named after?

• Osman I

• Mehmet II

• Orhan I

• Selim

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

• Islam
• Christianity
• Shintoism
• Buddhism

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Athens

• Vienna

The Ottomans were a nomadic group of people from Central Asia that originally settled in which region?

• Arabian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula
• Anatolia
• Kurdistan

What city is considered Holy by three religions? Islam Judaism and Christianity

• Bethleham

• Nazareth

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

• was surrounded by protective walls.

• was a center of religious power.

• had shrunk in size.

• was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

What language did the Eastern Orthodox Church use in services?

• Greek

• Latin

• Hebrew

• Chinese

Which religion was adopted by the Russians thanks to Byzantine missionaries?

• Roman Catholicism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

The name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.

• The Roman Empire
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• The European Empire