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Ottoman Empire

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Islamic group began to invade the Christian, Byzantine Empire?
a)
Fatimid
b)
Turk
c)
Chinese
d)
Franks
2.
What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Shintoism
d)
Buddhism
3.
Which event directly caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
Iraq War
4.
The Ottoman Empire, at its height, controlled land in:
a)
Europe, Africa, and South America
b)
Europe, Asia, and Australia
c)
Europe, Africa, and North America
d)
Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia
5.

“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none… the same power is had by kings;…”


Which idea is described by this passage?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Democracy

d)

theory of divine right

6.

Peter the Great changed Russia by

a)

abolishing all social class distinctions.

b)

preventing wars with neighboring nations.

c)

introducing new western ideas and customs.

d)

becoming a constitutional monarch.

7.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet

This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the

a)

pre-historic era

b)

Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

American Revolution

8.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet


Which person would agree with this statement?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

President John F. Kennedy

d)

John Locke

9.

How did Louis XIV maintain absolute rule in France?

a)

He weakened the power of the nobles by forcing them to be his servants.

b)

He had an alliance with Nazi Germany.

c)

He was allies with Martin Luther.

10.

One of Louis XIV’s major accomplishments was

a)

Controlling the Baltic Sea.

b)

Controlling most of India

c)

Building the Palace of Versailles

d)

Building the Buckingham Palace

11.

A political system in which a ruler holds total power is...

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

absolutism

d)

dictatorship

12.

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent was able to modernize his empire by...

a)

developing better systems of taxation and trade.

b)

building mosques, bridges, and aqueducts.

c)

sponsoring artists to create lifelike paintings and statues.

d)

studying different forms of government like democracy and republicanism.

13.

What attitude did the Turks take towards people with different religious and cultural views?

a)

All of the people that lived under Turkish rule had the same views.

b)

People of different views were punished severely.

c)

The Turks were fairly tolerant to people with different views.

d)

The forced people to convert to their views.

14.
Who were the Ottoman's slaves and what did they do
a)

 Janissaries- slave beauracrats/warriors 

b)
Regular slaves
c)

Peasants that worked in the fields

d)

They were explorers of new lands.

15.

The Ottomans were able to conquer the Byzantine empire because of what military technology...

a)

Gunpowder.

b)

Biological warfare.

c)

Metal armor and crossbows.

d)

better castles and defenses.

16.

What was the Hagia Sophia eventually converted to?

a)

A church

b)

A house for the royals

c)

It was burned

d)

A Mosque