Global 9 Unit 6 #2: Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire & conquered the walled city of Constantinople by using which new military technology?

• saddles

• stirrups

• war elephants

• cannons

At its height of power, the Ottoman Empire covered

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Africa

• the Middle East & Western Europe

• Africa, Asia, and Europe

The Ottoman Empire enjoyed a golden age under which leader?

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Zheng He

Janissaries were _____________ boys who Ottoman sultans forced to be educated and trained.

• Muslim

• Christian

The Ottoman Turks wanted to conquer the walled city of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire in order to

• gain wealth and trade

• force the people into slavery

The Ottoman Social Hierarchy prized "men of the pen" -

• farmers who produced food for the empire

• scientists and lawyers who helped society grow

• soldiers who protected the empire

• merchants who conducted trade

The Ottoman Empire declined due to

• Mongol invasions

• groups rebelling for freedom

• the Black Plague

Which turning point, reflected in this map, took place in 1453?

• An Egyptian became the sultan of the Ottoman Empire

• The Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul

• An Islamic Caliphate expanded into North Africa for the first time

• The Safavid Empire defeated the Ottomans in 1566

The geographic context is that the Ottoman Empire expanded to

• include land around the Indian Ocean to control natural resources.

• control trade around the Mediterranean Sea

• free people enslaved by the Persian Empire

Which claim is best supported by the information in this map?

• 1. The Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power by 1453.

• 1. The Mediterranean Sea served as a cultural barrier between Asia Minor and North Africa.

• 1. By the 1500s, the Ottoman Empire controlled parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and eastern Europe.