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WorksheetsWH Unit 1: The Ottomans & Safavids
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which one of the following terms describes warriors of the Islamic faith?
janissaries
devshirme
ghazis
sultans
Who was the founder of the Ottomans?
Osman
Timur the Lame
Suleyman the Lawgiver
Mehmed II
The Ottomans enslaved young, Christian boys who they converted to Islam to protect the sultan. What were they called?
ghazis
shahs
Turks
janissaries
Which leader created a civil war between the Ottomans at the battle of Ankara in 1402?
Suleyman the Lawgiver
Timur the Lame
Osman
Mr. D'Arcy
Which leader conquered all the areas around Constantinople in 1453 (and changed the city's name to Istanbul)?
Caesar Augustus
Timur the Lame
Mehmed II
Suleyman the Lawgiver
Which leader reformed the tax system and issued laws to end corruption?
Suleyman the Lawgiver
The Shah of Iran
Mehmed II
Osman
What is the Persian title for king?
sultan
president
shah
premier
Which Safavid leader reformed the government and acquired modern gunpowder weapons?
Mehmed II
Saddam Hussein
Suleyman the Lawgiver
Abbas
What is the Arabic word for leader?
king
sultan
shah
prime minister
The Safavids practiced which Islamic faith?
Shia
Sunni
