'24 Gunpowder Empires

Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans in 1453 and was part of the spread of the Muslim faith. The city was renamed to what?

• York
• Mecca
• Sydney

• Istanbul

While the Ottoman Empire practiced Religious Tolerance, they did apply Jizya to non-Muslims in the empire. What is a Jizya?

• A day of shaming to those who practiced a different religion
• Non-Muslims were not allowed to take off for any other holiday's that applied to their religion
• An extra tax that non-Muslims had to pay
• The act of taking Non-Muslim children and training them to work in the government

When the Ottomans took over a new region, they would take young non-Muslim boys to train for their army. What was the name given to these elite trained soldiers?

• Janissaries
• Byzantine
• Devshirme
• Sultan

The creation of the Janissaries had which of the following effects on the Ottoman Empire?

• It led to christian revolts from families who did not want to lose their children
• It weakened the power of the Sultan as he had to compete with these orders.
• It increased the power of the Sultan’s government
• The Ottoman Empire collapsed

Which of the following best describes the policies of Akbar the Great towards the Hindu population of the Mughal Empire?

• He drove Hindu’s out of the country
• He created an Empire that relied on art

• He converted to Hinduism to show his connection to his people
• He abolished the Jizya and supported religious tolerance

How was Aurangzeb’s policy different from Akbar’s?

• He brought back the Jizya and favored Muslims
• He allowed Hindus to worship more freely
• He built many Hindu temples
• Nothing was different

The Mughal Empire was located in a region known as what today?

• Turkey
• India
• Africa
• China

What does it mean to be accepting of different religions?

• Strict

• Religiously Tolerant

• Religiously Conservative

• Unlimited

Which is a trait that all 3 Empires had?

• They used gunpowder weapons to conquer land

• They all had Muslim leaders

• They would blend their cultures with the surrounding societies

• All of the above