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WorksheetsChapter 17 New Asian Empires Sec.1 Ottoman and Safavid
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the these empires practiced Sunni Islam
Mughals
Ottomans
Sassanids
Safavids
The Millet system occurred under which empire?
Safavid
Austro-Hungarian
Ottoman
Mughal
What is the devshrime?
Collection of taxes at a central point
Conversion of boys from the Balkans to be Janissaries
A series of social reforms targeting religious tolerance
Forced conversion of Shi'a Muslims to the Sunni faith.
Which ruler served the Saffavid Empire and practiced religious tolerance and liked foreign ideas?
Shah Jahan
Aurengzeb
Babur
Shah Abbas
Which two empires were bitter rivals and fought over what is present day Iraq?
Ottomans and Mughals
Safavids and Mughals
Mughals and Mongols
Ottomans and Safavids
The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire:
Ships
Telescopes
Gunpowder
Bows and arrows
The Ottoman army included 30,000 elite soldiers called ________ who were slaves that were trained to be loyal to the government.
Janissaries
Jizyas
Slavs
None of the Above
To maintain their power against rivals, Suleyman & other Ottoman sultans ___________ their brothers & ___________ their sons which led to progressively weaker leaders
Educated | Promoted
Executed | Jailed
Mentored | Sold
None of the Above
Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ___________ Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law).
Shi'a
Sunni
Abraham's
Moses'
Safavid rulers were called ___________, using the Persian title for king
Sultans
Caliphates
Monarchs
Shahs
The greatest ruler of the Safavid Empire was ___________ who came to power in 1587
Bubar
Shah Abbas
Alexander the Great
Muhammed
True or False: Like the Ottomans, Shah Abbas blinded or killed his most capable sons in order to keep power.
True
False
The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires are also known as the following:
The cannon empires
The gunpowder empires
The gunfire empires
The military empires
Which Ottoman ruler was known as "The Conqueror"?
Orhan
Mehmed II
Murah I
Suleyman I
Which Ottoman ruler was known as "The Magnificent"?
Orhan
Murhad I
Mehmed II
Suleyman I
What primarily led to the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?
incompetent leadership
invading armies
massive droughts
religious wars
Ottoman rulers were called ________ & they governed with absolute power
Shahs
Kings
Sultans
Monarchs
What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzantium Empire?
Rome
Constantinople
Athens
Vienna
