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Ottoman Empire and Istanbul Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the name 'Istanbul' the the Greek language?

a)

Many Muslims

b)

City of Walls

c)

City of the Sultan

d)

City of Mosques

2.

Who became the Sultan after Orhan?

a)

Osman

b)

Bayazid I

c)

Murad

d)

Ertugrul

3.

What is the primary source of historical information?

a)

Analysis and comments

b)

Written by witnesses

c)

Historical novels

d)

Oral traditions

4.

What is the meaning of the term 'Gazi'?

a)

Sultan

b)

Janissary

c)

Warrior

d)

Islamic conqueror

5.

Who was the son of Orhan and became Sultan after him?

a)

Bayazid I

b)

Osman

c)

Murad

d)

Ertugrul

6.

What was the name of the fortress of Constantinople when the Greeks first built it and named it?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Nova Roma

d)

Byzantium

7.

What was the last wall built around the city of Istanbul?

a)

Bosporus wall

b)

Theodosian wall

c)

Golden wall

d)

Marmara wall

8.

Who finally conquered Constantinople in 1453?

a)

Orhan

b)

Bayazid I

c)

Murad

d)

Mohammed Al Fatih

9.

What were the 'Janissaries'?

a)

Muslim troops

b)

Christian children in a Muslim military academy

c)

Special forces

d)

Elite cavalry

10.

What is the duration of a decade?

a)

50 years

b)

1000 years

c)

10 years

d)

100 years

11.

What is the meaning of the term 'Sultan'?

a)

Warrior

b)

Emperor

c)

Overlord

d)

Conqueror

12.

What is the meaning of the term 'Crusade'?

a)

Military expedition based on Christian belief

b)

Islamic conquest

c)

Holy war

d)

Religious pilgrimage

13.

What is the duration of a century?

a)

50 years

b)

1000 years

c)

10 years

d)

100 years

14.

What is the meaning of the term 'BC'?

a)

Before Century

b)

Before Civilization

c)

After Christ

d)

Before Christ

15.

What is the meaning of the term 'AD'?

a)

After Death

b)

After Decade

c)

After Christ

d)

After Dynasty

16.

Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Osman

b)

Bayazid I

c)

Murad

d)

Ertugrul