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Ottoman Empire

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?
a)
Fatimid
b)
Turk
c)
Chinese
d)
Franks
2.
Which was a leading family of Turks?
a)
Ottomans
b)
Byzantines
c)
Abbasids
d)
Seljuks
3.
What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Janissary
b)
Rajput
c)
Sultan
d)
Mansabdar
4.

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

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Athens

d)

Vienna

5.
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
6.

One of the reasons for the wealth of the Ottoman Empire was

a)

its control over the Eastern Mediteranian

b)

the usage of trans-saharan trade routes

c)

because they found the Americas first

d)

strong diplomatic ties with the Genghis Khan

7.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

sinans

b)

ulema

c)

pashas

d)

janissaries

8.

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

9.

Suleman was known to westerners as the Magnificent, but to many others he was known as the

a)

Gravedigger

b)

Enlightened

c)

Lawgiver

d)

Peace Maker

10.

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

11.
A non-Muslim area of the empire was referred to as.....
a)
Mullet
b)
ghetto
c)
Millet
d)
Quarantine
12.
When the Ottomans began to rule eastern Europe where did all the "educated" people move to?
a)
France
b)
Africa
c)
They stayed in Constantinople
d)
Italy