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Chapter 17 New Asian Empires Sec.1 Ottoman and Safavid

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the these empires practiced Sunni Islam

a)

Mughals

b)

Ottomans

c)

Sassanids

d)

Safavids

2.

The Millet system occurred under which empire?

a)

Safavid

b)

Austro-Hungarian

c)

Ottoman

d)

Mughal

3.

What is the devshrime?

a)

Collection of taxes at a central point

b)

Conversion of boys from the Balkans to be Janissaries

c)

A series of social reforms targeting religious tolerance

d)

Forced conversion of Shi'a Muslims to the Sunni faith.

4.

Which ruler served the Saffavid Empire and practiced religious tolerance and liked foreign ideas?

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Aurengzeb

c)

Babur

d)

Shah Abbas

5.

Which two empires were bitter rivals and fought over what is present day Iraq?

a)

Ottomans and Mughals

b)

Safavids and Mughals

c)

Mughals and Mongols

d)

Ottomans and Safavids

6.

The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire:

a)

Ships

b)

Telescopes

c)

Gunpowder

d)

Bows and arrows

7.

The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.

a)

Janissaries

b)

Jizyas

c)

Slavs

d)

None of the Above

8.

To maintain their power against rivals, Suleyman & other Ottoman sultans ___________ their brothers & ___________ their sons which led to progressively weaker leaders

a)

Educated | Promoted

b)

Executed | Jailed

c)

Mentored | Sold

d)

None of the Above

9.

Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).

a)

Shi'a

b)

Sunni

c)

Abraham's

d)

Moses'

10.

Safavid rulers were called ___________, using the Persian title for king

a)

Sultans

b)

Caliphates

c)

Monarchs

d)

Shahs

11.

The greatest ruler of the Safavid Empire was ___________ who came to power in 1587

a)

Bubar

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Muhammed

12.

True or False: Like the Ottomans, Shah Abbas blinded or killed his most capable sons in order to keep power.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires are also known as the following:

a)

The cannon empires

b)

The gunpowder empires

c)

The gunfire empires

d)

The military empires

14.

Which Ottoman ruler was known as "The Conqueror"?

a)

Orhan

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Murah I

d)

Suleyman I

15.

Which Ottoman ruler was known as "The Magnificent"?

a)

Orhan

b)

Murhad I

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Suleyman I

16.

What primarily led to the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

a)

incompetent leadership

b)

invading armies

c)

massive droughts

d)

religious wars

17.

Ottoman rulers were called ________ & they governed with absolute power

a)

Shahs

b)

Kings

c)

Sultans

d)

Monarchs

18.
Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?
a)
Fatimid
b)
Turk
c)
Chinese
d)
Franks
19.

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

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Athens

d)

Vienna

20.
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