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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a narrow strait in Turkey that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea

a)

West Bank

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Jordan River

d)

Bosporus

2.

the largest city in Turkey; formerly known as Constantinople

a)

Istanbul

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Beirut

d)

Gaza

3.

Constantinople straddled the Bosporus Strait and was situated on which two continents?

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

Australia and Europe

c)

North and South America

d)

Africa and Europe

4.

What was the name of the Ottoman Empire's elite army?

a)

Millets

b)

Protectorates

c)

Janissaries

5.

The Janizaries were an elite military unit composed of:

a)

Top Muslim officers in the Ottoman empire

b)

captured and converted Christians

c)

Former Roman and Mongol soldiers

d)

Former Crusaders from the Byzantine empire

6.

System that allowed for the expansion of the Ottoman military by "adopting" children from conquered areas and training them for military service

a)

The Millet System

b)

The Mullet System

c)

The Devshirme System

d)

The Encomienda System

7.
What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Janissary
b)
Rajput
c)
Sultan
d)
Mansabdar
8.

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

9.

Which continents did the Ottoman Empire have some control over? Click all that apply.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

10.

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

11.
What did the Ottoman Empire do to the Hagia Sofia?
a)
burned it to the ground
b)
turned it into a mosque
c)
made it their capitol
d)
turned it into a hotel
12.
Who were the Ottomans named after? (He is the founder of Ottoman Empire)
a)
Osman I
b)
Mehmet II
c)
Suleiman the Magnificent
d)
Selim
13.
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
14.

[p4] Who was the Ottoman sultan's chief advisor, who led the council meetings & carried the main burdens of the state?

a)

Vizier

b)

Pashas

c)

Ulema

d)

Harem

15.
Which of the following helped the Ottomans grow into such a long-lasting dynasty?
a)
single family rule and highly centralized government
b)
fear and intimidation
c)
no religious freedoms for non-Muslims
d)
executed all of their political rivals
16.

Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?

a)

The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates

b)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

c)

The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region

d)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire