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Unit 7 Ottoman Empire and European Absolutism

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

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.

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

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

3.

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

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Athens

d)

Vienna

4.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

sinans

b)

ulema

c)

pashas

d)

janissaries

5.

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

6.
The Ottoman Empire was ruled from ___________________. 
a)
The Atlantic.
b)
Russia.
c)
Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.
d)
The Mediterranean. 
7.
What area(s) did the Ottoman Empire control or have pieces of?
a)
Europe
b)
North Africa
c)
Asia
d)
All of the above
8.

Who served in the Janissary army?

a)

Christian slaves who converted to Islam made up the Janissary army.

b)

Trained female warriors.

c)

Vikings.

d)

Mercenaries.

9.
Whoever controlled the Byzantine Empire controlled what?
a)
all the gold available
b)
new inventions and ideas
c)
trade between Europe and Asia
d)
Islam
10.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

11.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

12.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

13.
The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called
a)
laissez-faire
b)
totalitarianism
c)
predestination
d)
divine right
14.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

15.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
16.
This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Frederick the Great
d)
James II
17.

Westernization means …

a)

Traveling West in search of natural resources

b)

To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe

18.

The English Bill of Rights ended the __________________________ in England.

a)

Constitutional Monarchy.

b)

Absolute Monarchy.

c)

Totalitarian State.

d)

westernized Russia.

19.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
20.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was a turning point in British history because:
a)
the king was executed , making Parliament the supreme power.
b)
Catholicism’s became England and Scotland's official religion.
c)
Puritans gained supreme power throughout the country 
d)
the English Bill of Rights that limited monarchical authority.
21.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)

a ruler who shares power with their family

b)

A ruler who is involved in and controls all aspects of government and public life

c)

someone who has to answer to a separate government body

d)

a ruler who guarantees the freedoms of their citizens

22.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

23.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

24.

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Versailles

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Fontainebleau

25.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

26.

Louis XIV referred to himself as this because the people of France revolved around him.

a)

Divine God

b)

Sun God

c)

God's gift to Earth

d)

Salt of the Earth

27.

Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?

a)

make Russia a powerful country again

b)

remove European influences

c)

reduce the size of the army

d)

share power with his nobles

28.

Known as the leader of Russia

a)

Czar

b)

Versailles

c)

Absolutism

d)

Divine Right

29.

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

30.

The Ottomans were the first to use:

a)

Professional Armies

b)

Cannons

c)

The Catapult

d)

Female Soldiers

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