Ottoman Empire

Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?

• Fatimid
• Turk
• Chinese
• Franks

Which was a leading family of Turks?

• Ottomans
• Byzantines
• Abbasids
• Seljuks

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

• Janissary
• Rajput
• Sultan
• Mansabdar

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

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Vienna

True or False: The Ottomans required that all the peoples they conquered converted to the Islamic religion or they were executed.

• False
• True

One of the reasons for the wealth of the Ottoman Empire was

• its control over the Eastern Mediteranian

• the usage of trans-saharan trade routes

• because they found the Americas first

• strong diplomatic ties with the Genghis Khan

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

• sinans

• ulema

• pashas

• janissaries

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

• woodblock printing

• wheelbarrow

• gunpowder

• magnetic compass

Suleman was known to westerners as the Magnificent, but to many others he was known as the

• Gravedigger

• Enlightened

• Lawgiver

• Peace Maker

Which of the following was a system in which the Ottomans took Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and had them work in the military and government?

• Millet System

• Sultan System

• Vizier System

• Devshirme System