WH Chapter 18 Test

Who were the Ghazis?

• military organization of the Safavid Empire

• elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

• Turkish soldiers known as ‘warriors for Islam’

• Indian warrior princes

Where did early Ottomans begin consolidating their power?

• Anatolia

• Persia

• India

• Uzbekistan

Which Ottoman ruler had considerable success against the Byzantine Empire?

• Suleiman

• Shah Jahan

• Timur

• Osman I

Who were the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire?

• the ghazi

• Janissaries

• kizilbash

• Mongols

How were soldiers recruited into the elite group of Ottoman soldiers?

• young Christians were captured, converted to Islam and trained as warriors

• military caste was reserved for the ruling class

• recruited the local, powerful Rajput

• converted to the Shi’ah faith and loyal only to the Shah

Which Central Asian leader challenged the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Central Asia?

• Mehmed II

• Timur

• Babur

• Shah ‘Abbas

In 1453, ____________ captured the city of Constantinople.

• Osman

• Mehmed II

• Suleiman

• Timur

Who do historians consider to be the greatest of the Ottoman leaders?

• Osman

• Mehmed II

• Suleiman

• Timur

Who holds the supreme authority in Ottoman society?

• the Sultan

• the Rajputs

• the Shah

• the Grand Vizier

Who is the ‘second-in-command’ in the Ottoman Empire?

• the Sultan

• the Rajputs

• the Shah

• the Grand Vizier