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The Compendium Of Ottoman History

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the founder of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Osman I

b)

Mehmet II

c)

Suleiman the Magnificent

d)

Ottoman I

2.

What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

a)

It expanded into Europe.

b)

It became sanctioned by much of the world.

c)

It became a dominant world power.

d)

Much of its land was divided among Western powers.

3.

What was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

4.

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453,putting an end to the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Vienna

5.

The Ottomans,who were once nomadic/horsemen first settled where?

a)

The Arabia Felix

b)

The Balkans

c)

Anatolia

d)

The Ural Mountains

6.

The Ottomans required that all the peoples they conquered converted to Islam or they were executed.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

How many years did the Ottoman Empire last ?

a)

About 1000 years.

b)

About 500 years.

c)

About 600 years.

d)

About 200 years.

8.

What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

a)

It drew the borders for the new countries created in the Middle East out of the Ottoman Empire.

b)

It was between Great Britain and France.

c)

It was a secret agreement.

d)

It ended the Russo-Turkish War.

9.

What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Janissary.

b)

Archduke.

c)

Sultan.

d)

Caliph.

10.

What caused the Ottoman Empire to end after WWI?

a)

Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Austria-Hungary.

b)

The Ottoman government was overthrown by a communist revolt.

11.

The Ottomans controlled trade because:

a)

They owned major port and land trade routes.

b)

They were technologically advanced.

c)

They conquered anyone who opposed them.

12.

The Janissaires were an elite military unit composed of:

a)

Top Muslim officers in the Ottoman empire.

b)

Captured and converted Christian children.

c)

Former Roman and Mongol soldiers.

d)

Former Crusaders .

13.

Under what Sultan's rule came the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Suleiman The Magnificent

b)

Mehmet II

c)

Bayazid "The Thunderbolt"

d)

Osman I

14.

What is the name of modern Turkey?

a)

The People's Republic Of Turkey

b)

The Republic of Turkey

c)

The United Provinces Of Turkey

d)

The Union Of Turkish Socialist Republics

15.

How much land did the Ottoman Empire control at its peak?

a)

877,888 square miles

b)

2.3 million square miles

c)

500,000 square miles

d)

1,000,000 square miles

16.

What did it mean when horsetail banners were raised in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

To War!

b)

The Sultan has died.

c)

The prince/princess has been married.

d)

Execution.

17.

What city defied many Ottoman sieges?

a)

Vienna

b)

Constantinople

c)

Moscow

18.

What was the standard issue weapon of the Ottoman Empire in WWI?

a)

The Mauser (and its variants)

b)

The Mosin-Nagant

c)

The Arisaka

d)

The Turkish Bombard

19.

Who led a revolution that formed modern Turkey?

a)

Mustafa Kemal "Ataturk"

b)

Osman I

c)

Enver Pasha

d)

Kara Mustafa Pasha