Muslim Empires Quiz

Which Ottoman Emperor captured Constantinople in 1453?

• Mehmed II the Conqueror
• Othman
• Suleyman the Magnificent
• Abbas the Great

Which religion was practiced by the Ottomans?

• Christian
• Buddhism
• Sunni Islam
• Shia Islam

Under Shah Abbas, the Safavid dynasty

• reached the high point of its glory.
• rapidly declined until it was too weak to fight off its many enemies.
• suffered an invasion by Moroccan peoples, who captured the capital of Isfahan.
• witnessed a relaxation of traditional religious beliefs.

The Safavids differed from many of their Islamic neighbors because they were ardent

• Sunnis.
• Catholics.
• Shias.
• pacifists.

When the Moguls began establishing their dynasty in India, the continent was divided into which two types of kingdoms?

• Christian and Buddhist
• Hindu and Muslim
• Muslim and Christian
• Hindu and Buddhist

Who established the Mogul dynasty?

• Akbar
• Babur
• Lex Khan
• Timur

What is the name of this structure and who built it?

• Taj Mahal, Akbar
• Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan
• Mosque of Suleyman, Suleyman I
• Hagia Sophia, Emperor Constantine

The cities of Mecca and Medina were vital to the foundation of what religion?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Which word best describes a “warrior for Islam” in the Ottoman Empire?

• Sultan
• Ghazi
• Infedel
• Janissary

Which Ottoman leader was known as The Magnificent and The Lawgiver?

• Selim II
• Osman
• Suleyman
• Shah Jahan