Ottoman Empire Study Guide — Extracted Questions

Before the Ottomans, which development is correctly associated with Mesopotamia?

• Creation of one of the first writing systems (cuneiform)

• Spread of Greek culture after Alexander’s conquests

• A 200-year period of peace in the Roman Empire

• Compilation of Justinian’s Code of Law

Before the Ottomans, which statement best describes Hellenism?

• The spread of Greek culture, language, and ideas with advances in science and the arts

• The codification of Islamic religious law (Sharia) in Baghdad

• The invention of gunpowder in East Asia

• Construction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

Which description best characterizes the Pax Romana?

• A roughly 200-year period of peace and stability with expanded trade, roads, and infrastructure

• A campaign to force religious conversion across the empire

• The rise of feudalism in Western Europe

• The collapse of Roman legal institutions

Which accomplishment is linked to the Byzantine Empire?

• Building the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

• Developing the Code of Hammurabi

• Establishing the House of Wisdom in Baghdad

• Inventing cuneiform

Which achievement is associated with the Abbasid Caliphate during its Golden Age?

• Advances in algebra, medicine, astronomy, and scholarship in Baghdad

• Spreading Greek culture following Alexander’s conquests

• Issuing Justinian’s Code of Law

• Capturing Constantinople in 1453

Origins of the Turks and the establishment of the Ottoman Empire: select all statements that are true.

• The Turks were originally nomadic people from Central Asia

• They migrated west and converted to Islam

• The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I around 1299

• They originated in North Africa and remained animist

Fall of Constantinople in 1453—select the causes listed in the study guide.

• The Ottoman Empire wanted control of trade routes

• The Byzantine Empire was weak and isolated

• The Ottomans used massive cannons to break the city walls

• Leadership under Mehmed II

• Bubonic plague decimated the Ottoman army

Fall of Constantinople in 1453—select the effects listed in the study guide.

• End of the Byzantine Empire

• Constantinople became the Ottoman capital and was renamed Istanbul

• Scholars fled to Western Europe, helping spark the Renaissance

• Europeans looked for new sea trade routes to Asia

• Crusader states were reestablished in the Levant

Extent of the Ottoman Empire at its height: which areas were part of the empire?

• Greece

• Hungary

• Egypt

• Arabia

• Scandinavia

Trade during the Golden Age of the Ottomans—select all true statements.

• They controlled major land and sea trade routes

• They connected Europe, Asia, and Africa

• They traded silk, spices, textiles, and ceramics

• Istanbul became a very important trade center

• Trade remained isolated within Anatolia