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Ottoman Turks and the Fall of Constantinople

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which empire bordered the Ottoman Empire to the east on the map?

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Aztec Empire

d)

Inca Empire

2.

What is the significance of the Ottoman Empire in the 1600s?

a)

It was a small regional power.

b)

It was one of the largest empires in history.

c)

It was a newly formed empire.

d)

It was a declining empire.

3.

Into which territory did the Ottoman Empire expand in the early 1300s?

a)

Roman

b)

Byzantine

c)

Persian

d)

Egyptian

4.

Who was the ruler when Constantinople was taken in 1453?

a)

Osman

b)

Suleiman

c)

Mehmet II

d)

Selim

5.

Who was known as the greatest Ottoman sultan?

a)

Suleyman the Magnificent

b)

Mehmed the Conqueror

c)

Selim the Grim

d)

Osman I

6.

What was one of Suleyman the Magnificent's major contributions to the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Building the Great Wall

b)

Creating a strong legal code

c)

Inventing the printing press

d)

Discovering America

7.

What role did the Grand Vizier serve in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Military leader

b)

Chief minister

c)

Religious leader

d)

Provincial governor

8.

What was the Divan in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

A military unit

b)

A religious council

c)

A governing council

d)

A trade organization

9.
The Ottoman Empire was found in this area of the world
a)
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
b)
East Asia
c)
Western Europe
d)
South America
10.

What was the primary religion of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

11.

What was the role of Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Religious leaders

b)

Elite military units

c)

Trade merchants

d)

Provincial governors

12.

Which of the following are true about the Ottoman Empire?

a)

It reached a Golden Age under Suleiman the Magnificent

b)

It was a Muslim Empire with some Christians and Jews

c)

It took Constantinople from the Byzantines

d)

It conquered the Hindus of India

e)

It created the death penalty for Europeans or anyone who traveled to Europe

13.

the leader of the Ottoman Empire was known as the

a)

Shah

b)

Sultan

c)

Sanskrit