ottomans

Which of the following did the Ottoman Turks control?

• Rome

• India

• the Balkans

• Persia

The Ottoman Turks ended the Byzantine Empire when they invaded

• arabia

• eygpt

• mesopotamia

• constantinople

The 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

Ottoman mosques were designed with which of the following?

• flat roofs

• domes and minarets

• stained-glass windows

• central courtyards

Ottoman mosques were designed with which of the following?

• flat roofs

• domes and minarets

• stained-glass windows

• central courtyards

When the Ottoman sultan died, who was eligible to succeed him?

• only the eldest son of the deceased sultan

• any citizen in the empire

• only members of the janissary

• any son of the deceased sultan

In the last half of the seventeenth century, the Ottoman Empire

• attacked Italy.

• retreated from Vienna.

• stayed in Hungary.

• remained a threat to Europe.

The sultan ran his bureaucracy by

• asking the queen mother what to do.

• asking pashas to interpret Islamic law.

• informing the grand vizier of his wishes.

• 1. educating his successor about the rules.

Janissaries, the well-armed infantry of the Ottoman rulers, were trained as

• cavalry

• personal guards for the sultan

• religious advisers

• foot soldiers.

Why is the Ottoman Empire considered a "gunpowder empire"?

• It was formed by outside conquerors who used firearms

• It was the first empire to successfully use gunpowder.

• The first Ottoman sultan invented gunpowder.

• The empire exported gunpowder to other countries.