9th Grade Ch 19 Test

The Ottoman Turks built a strong military by developing an elite guard called janissaries

• True

• False

Gunpowder empires were empires united by internal rulers through religion

• True
• False

A harem or "sacred place," was the private domain and chief residence of the sultan and his wives

• True
• False

The pasha was the Ottoman sultan's chief minister who led council meetings and carried the main burndens fo the state

• True
• False

The ulema, a group of religious advisers, administered the legal system and ran schools for Muslims

• True
• False

Which of the following did the Ottoman Turks control

• Rome
• India
• the Balkans
• Persia

Ottoman Turks were able to expand their empire because they

• converted Christian men to Islam
• mastered new firearms technology
• were led by the janissaries
• were located on the Anatolian Peninsula

The sultan was repsonsible for

• the military
• educating Muslims
• collecting taxes
• his successor

Other than the ruling elite, which was the most privileged class in the Ottoman Empire

• merchants
• peasants
• artisans
• pastoral people

People living in the Ottomon Empires experienced

• a decline in royal patronage of the arts
• political harmony between religions
• equal treatment among the classes
• religious tolerance and artistic acheivements