WH2.1A Rise of the Ottoman Empire VIDEO

Who started the small kingdom (beylik) that later became the powerful Ottoman Empire?

• Osman I

• Orhan

• Murad II

• Mehmed II

What was one major way Ottoman rulers grew their empire and kept control?

• Strict adherence to ethnic and religious purity

• Prioritizing political and military utility over ethnic or religious affinity

• Avoiding conflicts with neighboring principalities

• Relying solely on the promise of booty for mercenaries

Where did the Janissaries—the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire—originally come from?

• Turkish warriors from Anatolia

• Captured and enslaved Christian boys from the Balkans

• Mercenaries attracted by the promise of booty

• Byzantine and other Balkan Christian converts

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What year did Constantinople fall to the Ottomans, becoming their new capital Istanbul?

• 1353

• 1453

• 1553

• 1653

Which language would you not usually hear spoken in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire’s Golden Age?

• Greek

• Turkish

• Spanish

• Arabic