Chapter 15/16 Quiz Review

The __________ was the sultan's chief minister.

• Grand vizier
• Marshal

• Shah

• Pasha

The private domain of a sultan was called the __________.

• Harem
• Sanctuary

• Mosque

• Zamindar

Who were the janissaries?

• Pashas

• Bureaucrats

• Religious leaders

• An elite guard

The success of which type of empire was largely based on its mastery of firearms?

• Bourgeois

• Gunpowder

• Blackfriar

• Pastoral

Under which ruler did the Ottoman Empire reach its high point?

• Selim I

• Selim II

• Mehmed II

• Suleyman I

What did the Safavids use as a unifying force?

• Shia faith

• Sunni faith

• Grand vizier

• Persians

Which building is widely considered the most beautiful in India, if not in the entire world?

• Akbar Castle

• Chennai Station

• Taj Mahal

• Bengal Mahal

Commercial capitalism refers to ________________.

• A nonprofit governmental agency

• Real estate that is used for business purposes

• A private business that is based on profit

• A nonprofit private business

The Tokugawa shogun controlled a daimyo by a ____________ system.

• Hostage
• Social contract

• Democratic

• Serf

A bureaucracy is ___________.

• A body of nonelected government officials

• A piece of furniture with drawers for storage

• An agency of private business individuals

• A body of elected government officials