Ottoman Empire/West African Quiz Review

One way in which the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali are similar is that they

• established their wealth through trade

• improved their military strength with the use of gunpowder

• opened trade routes to the Americas

• adopted Christianity as their major religion

Based on the map, which conclusion can best be drawn about this region?

• The Sahara Desert acted as a barrier to trade

• Rivers served as the primary trade routes for the entire region.

• The economy of the region was influenced by extensive trade connections.

• Goods from the Gulf of Guinea were exchanged directly with English cities.

Who were the Janissaries?

• Elite troops recruited from Ottoman nobility.

• Christian mercenaries from Greece.

• Kidnapped Christian boys from the Balkans who became the elite troops of the Ottoman Empire

• Ottoman soldiers who accompanied trade ships to protect them from pirates.

What was the purpose of the millet system?

• To promote Islam throughout the territory of the Ottoman Empire

• To avoid riots due to political differences

• To eradicate the Jews from the Ottoman Empire

• To govern the territories with a Christian and Jewish presence

Constantinople’s location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the Byzantine Empire was able to

• conquer the Russian city of Moscow

• spread Judaism throughout western Europe

• control key trade routes between Europe and Asia

• unite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches

This map shows that at the height of the Ottoman Empire, the empire

• controlled the port cities of Barcelona and Marseille

• governed the Persian Empire

• included territory in Europe, Africa, and Asia

• completely surrounded the Red Sea

Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrates that he practiced

• animism

• Sikhism

• Islam

• Buddhism

What was a major cause for the shift in European trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean during the late 1400s?

• Ottoman Turks seized control of Constantinople.

• The Ming dynasty authorized Zheng He to make long-distance voyages

• The Tokugawa shogunate adopted an isolationist policy.

• Christian crusaders captured Jerusalem.

Which event marked the rise in power of the Ottoman Empire in 1453?

• birth of Muhammad

• conquest of Constantinople

• siege of Vienna

• death of Saladin

Which empire best fits these descriptions?

• Roman

• Ottoman

• Mongol

• Songhai