WorksheetsOttoman Empire
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Ottoman Empire began when?
a)
200 BCE
b)
1299CE
c)
600CE
d)
1922CE
2.
how long did the Ottoman Empire last?
a)
about 600 years
b)
1200 years
c)
750 years
d)
1500 years
3.
a leader of the Ottoman Empire was known as a
a)
king
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Caliph
d)
Sultan
4.
In 1453 the Ottomans took over which city? what did they name it?
a)
Istanbul/Constantinople
b)
Rome/Istanbul
c)
Constantinople/Istanbul
d)
Persia/Istanbul
5.
What does "Istanbul" mean?
a)
Home of the Turks
b)
City of Islam
c)
Suckers, we just stole your city
d)
Home of the Sultan
6.
Whenever the Empire expanded what type of area did they look for?
a)
open spaces in the dessert
b)
as far into western Europe as they could get
c)
Areas surrounding trade routes
d)
areas with abundant natural resources
7.
what made Istanbul a center for trade?
a)
it's location on the Mediterranean Sea
b)
It's location between Europe and the Middle East
c)
It was already an established city
d)
all of these
8.
A non-Muslim area of the empire was referred to as.....
a)
Mullet
b)
ghetto
c)
Millet
d)
Quarantine
9.
How were conquered people treated in the empire
a)
they were allowed to practice the religion of their choice
b)
had some limited rights to self-govern
c)
all of these
d)
had to pay an extra tax
10.
The "tax" that Christians had to pay in which they sent 20% of their male children to be slaves to the Sultan
a)
Millets
b)
Devshirme
c)
DylanSmith
d)
deviantart
11.
Slaves given to the Empire
a)
forced to convert to Islam
b)
Given an education
c)
trained to be in the military
d)
all of these
12.
the Ottoman System of locking up brothers and nephews until the next Sultan took over, at which time they would be killed is called
a)
Fraternity
b)
Maternity
c)
Fratricide
d)
Fractional
13.
Thousands of women from all over the empire were sold to the Sultan, they lived at his palace as a group known as the
a)
Harlem Globtrotters
b)
Harem
c)
Harlots
14.
What is a slave concubine?
a)
a woman sold to the Sultan to be his lover
b)
a maid in the Palace of the Sultan
c)
a wife of the Sultan
d)
all of these
15.
When the Ottomans began to rule eastern Europe where did all the "educated" people move to?
a)
France
b)
Africa
c)
They stayed in Constantinople
d)
Italy
16.
During WWI who was the Ottoman Empire allied with
a)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
b)
Spain and France
c)
Belgium
d)
all of these
17.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WWI
a)
they grew stronger
b)
The Turks fought to overthrow the Sultan and gained indepence
c)
They became part of the British Empire
d)
They were absorbed into the Soviet Union
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