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Ottoman Empire

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Sultan was responsible for conquering Constantinople?

a)

Sultan Mehmet

b)

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

c)

Sultan Ahmed

d)

Sultan Selim the Grim

2.

Which picture is the Hagia Sophia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
Which event directly caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
Iraq War
4.
The Ottoman Empire, at its height, controlled land in:
a)
Europe, Africa, and South America
b)
Europe, Asia, and Australia
c)
Europe, Africa, and North America
d)
Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia
5.

This piece of war technology helped the Ottomans to expand through conquoring other areas.

a)

Bow and Arrow

b)

New Armor

c)

Swords

d)

Cannons

6.

Suleyman was known as the ___________

a)

Great

b)

Conquorer

c)

Grim

d)

Lawgiver

7.

The Ottomans called their leader a _________

a)

King

b)

General

c)

Sultan

d)

Emperor

8.
What did the Ottoman Empire do to the Hagia Sofia?
a)
burned it to the ground
b)
turned it into a mosque
c)
made it their capitol
d)
turned it into a hotel
9.
What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Rome
c)
Athens
d)
Vienna
10.
____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers. 
a)
janissaries 
b)
ulema
c)
pashas 
d)
sinans 
11.
Nicknamed 'the Magnificent' or 'the Lawgiver', he was the leader of the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566
a)
Mehmed the Conqueror
b)
Muhammad II
c)
Mustafa IV
d)
Suleyman I
12.
Under Suleyman
a)
the Ottoman Empire collapsed
b)
the Ottomans conquered all of Europe
c)
Christians and Jews were forced to convert to Islam
d)
the Ottoman Empire reached its cultural peak or golden age
13.
Why was Suleyman the Magnificent so magnificent?
a)
He created a new law code.
b)
He reduced taxes.
c)
He gave religious freedom.
d)
All of the other answers are correct.
14.
What is the country called TODAY where the Ottoman Empire began?
a)
Anatolia
b)
Asia-Minor
c)
Turkey
d)
Iraq
15.
Devshirme was an institution that required Christians from the Balkans
a)
to provide young boys to become slaves to the Sultan
b)
to demonstrate their loyalty by paying a tax
c)
to convert to Islam otherwise a tax is imposed
d)
to offer their eldest daughter for marriage to a soldier from the army
16.
What was not acceptable to display in the mosques
a)
images of people 
b)
calligraphy 
17.
In what year did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople 
a)
1453
b)
1457
c)
1458
d)
1452
18.
True or False: The Ottomans required that all the peoples they conquered converted to the Islamic religion or they were executed.
a)
False
b)
True
19.
Where do Muslims face when they pray 
a)
Mecca
b)
Madina
c)
Yathrib
d)
Jerusalem
20.

Define divan.

a)

Sultan, in charge of the government

b)

Legislative Body

c)

Half futon, half couch

d)

Judicial Branch

21.

The millet system let religious groups...

a)

feed themselves

b)

teach themselves

c)

govern themselves

d)

grow mullets

22.

Examples of Byzantine architecture:

a)

Domes

b)

Arches

c)

Obelisks

d)

Arcades

23.

Examples of Ottoman architecture:

a)

icons

b)

mosaics

c)

calligraphy

d)

minarets

24.

What countries did the Ottoman empire capture during their height?

a)

Syria

b)

Italy

c)

Hungary

d)

Egypt

25.

True or False: Constantinople was fortified by a moat, inner wall, outer wall, and Greek fire.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: Suleyman the Magnificent was responsible for capturing Constantinople.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Select any that are the Blue Mosque.

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Who built the Blue Mosque?

a)

Sultan Ahmed

b)

Sultan Mehmet

c)

Sultan Suleyman

29.

True or false: The Hagia Sophia is a place of worship.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: The Blue Mosque is an active place of worship.

a)

True

b)

False