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WH Unit 1: The Ottomans & Safavids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following terms describes warriors of the Islamic faith?

a)

janissaries

b)

devshirme

c)

ghazis

d)

sultans

2.

Who was the founder of the Ottomans?

a)

Osman

b)

Timur the Lame

c)

Suleyman the Lawgiver

d)

Mehmed II

3.

The Ottomans enslaved young, Christian boys who they converted to Islam to protect the sultan. What were they called?

a)

ghazis

b)

shahs

c)

Turks

d)

janissaries

4.

Which leader created a civil war between the Ottomans at the battle of Ankara in 1402?

a)

Suleyman the Lawgiver

b)

Timur the Lame

c)

Osman

d)

Mr. D'Arcy

5.

Which leader conquered all the areas around Constantinople in 1453 (and changed the city's name to Istanbul)?

a)

Caesar Augustus

b)

Timur the Lame

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Suleyman the Lawgiver

6.

Which leader reformed the tax system and issued laws to end corruption?

a)

Suleyman the Lawgiver

b)

The Shah of Iran

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Osman

7.

What is the Persian title for king?

a)

sultan

b)

president

c)

shah

d)

premier

8.

Which Safavid leader reformed the government and acquired modern gunpowder weapons?

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Suleyman the Lawgiver

d)

Abbas

9.

What is the Arabic word for leader?

a)

king

b)

sultan

c)

shah

d)

prime minister

10.

The Safavids practiced which Islamic faith?

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni