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The Middle East/ The Ottomans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Janissary
b)
Rajput
c)
Sultan
d)
Mansabdar
2.

Who were the Ottomans named after?

a)

Osman I

b)

Mehmet II

c)

Orhan I

d)

Selim

3.
What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their 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 were a nomadic group of people from Central Asia that originally settled in which region?
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Balkan Peninsula
c)
Anatolia
d)
Kurdistan
6.

What city is considered Holy by three religions? Islam Judaism and Christianity

a)

Bethleham

b)

Nazareth

c)

Baghdad

d)

Jerusalem

7.

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

a)

was surrounded by protective walls.

b)

was a center of religious power.

c)

had shrunk in size.

d)

was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

8.

What language did the Eastern Orthodox Church use in services?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

Chinese

9.

Which religion was adopted by the Russians thanks to Byzantine missionaries?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

10.
The name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.
a)
The Roman Empire
b)
The Byzantine Empire
c)
The Ottoman Empire
d)
The European Empire
11.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

sinans

b)

ulema

c)

pashas

d)

janissaries

12.

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

a)

woodblock printing

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

gunpowder

d)

magnetic compass

13.

Due to its diverse population, the Ottomans were known for

a)

Forcing its subjects to convert to Islam

b)

Creating harsh laws against Christians and Jews

c)

Allowing many non-muslims into the government

d)

Allowing religious practice for all, at a price

14.

Which of the following was a system in which the Ottomans took Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and had them work in the military and government?

a)

Millet System

b)

Sultan System

c)

Vizier System

d)

Devshirme System

15.

The Ottoman ruler responsible for the blood tax system which created the Janissary Corps.

a)

Osman I

b)

Orhan I

c)

Mehmed I

d)

Murad I