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Chapter 16 – The Muslim Empires

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the map in 'Chapter 16 – The Muslim Empires', which empire controlled the region of Egypt?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Safavid Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Habsburg Empire

2.

According to the map in 'Chapter 16 – The Muslim Empires', the Safavid Empire was located in which present-day country?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

India

d)

Egypt

3.

Fill in the blank: The Mughal Empire, as shown in the map from 'Chapter 16 – The Muslim Empires', was primarily located in __________.

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

4.

According to the map in 'Chapter 16 – The Muslim Empires', the Ottoman Empire included the city of Istanbul.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In which year did the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople?

a)

1453

b)

1450

c)

1492

d)

1204

6.

Who defeated the Mamluks in Syria and seized Cairo around 1500?

a)

Turks

b)

Mongols

c)

Portuguese

d)

Persians

7.

Who became shah of Persia around 1500?

a)

Ismail

b)

Babur

c)

Selim I

d)

Shah Jahan

8.

Who conquered Baghdad from the Uzbeks around 1500?

a)

Ismail

b)

Babur

c)

Selim I

d)

Shah Abbas

9.

Who seized Delhi around 1500?

a)

Babur

b)

Ibrahim Lodi

c)

Sher Shah Suri

d)

Humayun

10.

Who was known as 'the Magnificent' and reigned from around 1500?

a)

Suleyman I

b)

Charles V

c)

Francis I

d)

Akbar the Great

11.

Who reigned from around 1550 according to the timeline?

a)

Shah Abbas I

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Akbar the Great

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

12.

Which battle is marked on the timeline around 1550?

a)

Battle of Lepanto

b)

Battle of Agincourt

c)

Battle of Waterloo

d)

Battle of Hastings

13.

Who reigned and oversaw the building of the Taj Mahal according to the timeline?

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Babur

14.

Which empire collapsed around 1650 according to the timeline?

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Roman Empire

15.

Who was evicted from central Europe around 1700 according to the timeline?

a)

Ottomans

b)

Habsburgs

c)

Mongols

d)

Vikings

16.

Who died around 1750 according to the timeline?

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Akbar

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Tipu Sultan

17.

What were the years of the Reign of Osman 1?

a)

1280-1326

b)

1299-1359

c)

1258-1307

d)

1312-1360

18.

In which year did the Ottoman Turks cross the Bosporus?

a)

1345

b)

1326

c)

1389

d)

1402

19.

In which year did Murad I consolidate Turkish power in the Balkans?

a)

1360

b)

1354

c)

1371

d)

1389

20.

In which year did the Ottomans defeat the Serbian army at Kosovo?

a)

1389

b)

1402

c)

1453

d)

1326

21.

In which year did Tamerlane defeat the Ottoman army at Ankara?

a)

1402

b)

1396

c)

1415

d)

1389

22.

What were the years of the reign of Mehmet II the Conqueror?

a)

1451-1481

b)

1444-1466

c)

1461-1491

d)

1432-1461

23.

In which year did the Turkish conquest of Constantinople occur?

a)

1453

b)

1492

c)

1204

d)

1526

24.

In which years did the Turks defeat the Mamluks in Syria and seize Cairo?

a)

1516-1517

b)

1526-1527

c)

1501-1502

d)

1538-1539

25.

What were the years of the reign of Suleyman I the Magnificent?

a)

1520-1566

b)

1492-1547

c)

1550-1600

d)

1451-1481

26.

In which year did the defeat of the Hungarians at the Battle of Mohacs occur?

a)

1526

b)

1492

c)

1683

d)

1415

27.

In which year did the defeat of the Turks at Vienna occur?

a)

1529

b)

1683

c)

1453

d)

1571

28.

In which year did the Battle of Lepanto occur?

a)

1571

b)

1588

c)

1453

d)

1600

29.

In the 1200's, the Ottoman Turks emerged in _______ in the wake of the destruction of the Mongols.

a)

Asia Minor

b)

North Africa

c)

Persia

d)

Arabia

30.

By the 1300's, the Ottoman Turks had conquered which region?

a)

Asia Minor

b)

The Balkans

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

The Arab world

31.

Who conquered Constantinople in 1453 with siege cannons?

a)

Suleiman the Magnificent

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Osman I

d)

Selim I

32.

How many Ottoman soldiers attacked Constantinople in 1453?

a)

8,000

b)

26,000

c)

80,000

d)

100,000

33.

Constantinople had been weakened by sacking in which Crusade?

a)

Fourth Crusade

b)

First Crusade

c)

Second Crusade

d)

Third Crusade

34.

The Ottoman Turks came to rule most of the Arab world and appointed local _______ to rule.

a)

pashas

b)

viziers

c)

caliphs

d)

emirs

35.

The Ottoman Empire dominated which region?

a)

Western Mediterranean

b)

Eastern Mediterranean

c)

Northern Europe

d)

South Asia

36.

The Ottoman Turks ruled some and threatened most of Eastern Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Refer to the map titled 'Expansion of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1699)'. Which color represents the Ottoman Empire as it was in 1453?

a)

A) Orange

b)

B) Green

c)

C) Red

d)

D) Blue

38.

Refer to the map titled 'Expansion of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1699)'. Which area was lost to Austria in 1699?

a)

The area with diagonal blue lines

b)

The area in green

c)

The area in orange

d)

The area in red

39.

Refer to the map titled 'Expansion of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1699)'. Fill in the blank: The Ottoman Empire gained territory up to the year ____ as shown in green on the map.

a)

1481

b)

1520

c)

1600

d)

1699

40.

Which city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

A) Athens

b)

B) Constantinople (Istanbul)

c)

C) Vienna

d)

D) Cairo

41.

What type of cavalry was mostly responsible for conquests from the 1200s to the 1500s?

a)

Janissaries

b)

Sipahis

c)

Knights

d)

Samurai

42.

Military played a strong role in rule and expansion.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The warrior aristocracy that emerged during the Ottoman Empire was loyal to which group?

a)

Sultans

b)

Beys

c)

Janissaries

d)

Religious leaders

44.

From the 1350s on, Janissaries were forced conscript infantry from conquered areas.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Janissaries were often legally slaves, often Christian and schooled and converted to _______.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

46.

In the Battle of Kosovo (1389), who did the Ottoman forces defeat in the Balkans?

a)

Orthodox Serbs

b)

Catholic Hungarians

c)

Byzantine Greeks

d)

Bulgarian Tsardom

47.

Janissaries controlled firearms, therefore their power grew to replace the old ______ aristocracy.

a)

warrior

b)

merchant

c)

religious

d)

peasant

48.

Janissaries soon gained enough political power in court to depose _______.

a)

sultans

b)

viziers

c)

ambassadors

d)

governors

49.

What was the nature of the Ottoman Sultan's rule according to the passage?

a)

The sultan's rule was absolute but relied upon competition of many groups.

b)

The sultan's rule was democratic and based on popular vote.

c)

The sultan's rule was weak and largely symbolic.

d)

The sultan's rule was limited by a powerful parliament.

50.

What is the meaning of the term 'bey' as used in the context of the Ottoman Sultan?

a)

Model of tribal chief, but influenced by Persian and Byzantine imperial rule.

b)

A ceremonial title given to foreign ambassadors.

c)

A type of Ottoman currency used for trade.

d)

A religious leader in the Ottoman Empire.

51.

Which groups competed for influence under the Ottoman Sultan?

a)

Warrior aristocracy, Janissaries, religious leaders, divans (officials).

b)

Merchants, peasants, foreign ambassadors, artists.

c)

Nomadic tribes, European monarchs, Buddhist monks, samurai.

d)

Explorers, scientists, playwrights, bankers.

52.

How many staff members were there for the rule of the harem concubines for the sultan’s heirs?

a)

20,000

b)

5,000

c)

50,000

d)

2,000

53.

What does the term 'sultanate of women' refer to in the context of the Ottoman Sultan?

a)

The power of harem and queen mothers.

b)

The rule of female sultans over the empire.

c)

A period when women were banned from the palace.

d)

A council of women advising the Sultan.

54.

What is the meaning of 'devshirme' in the context of the Ottoman Sultan?

a)

'Collection' of talented slaves for positions and the harem.

b)

A tax imposed on non-Muslims in the empire.

c)

A ceremonial title given to the Sultan's mother.

d)

A type of Ottoman military uniform.

55.

According to the passage, what role did the grand vizier (wazir) play in the Ottoman bureaucracy?

a)

He was a ceremonial figure

b)

He oversaw bureaucracy and eventually had more power than the sultan himself

c)

He was responsible for military campaigns

d)

He managed trade routes

56.

Based on the passage and the images, fill in the blank: Sultans became more and more ______, following ancient court rituals.

a)

aloof

b)

friendly

c)

approachable

d)

generous

57.

According to the passage, what was a consequence of vague principles of succession in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

A) Peaceful transitions of power

b)

B) Many succession wars within and among families

c)

C) The rise of democracy

d)

D) The abolition of the monarchy

58.

Refer to the diagram of the administrative and religious structure under the Sultan. Who is at the top of the hierarchy?

a)

Divans

b)

Sultan

c)

Local Administrators

d)

Heads of Individual Religious Millets

59.

Refer to the diagram of the administrative and religious structure under the Sultan. The Social / Military Divans report to the _________?

a)

Divans

b)

Vizier

c)

Imam

d)

Qadi

60.

Landowners and Tax Collectors are directly under the Sultan.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Refer to the diagram of the administrative and religious structure under the Sultan. Who are the groups represented under the Heads of Individual Religious Millets?

a)

A) Muslims, Jews, Christians

b)

B) Local Administrators, Military

c)

C) Landowners, Tax Collectors

d)

D) Sultan, Divans

62.

Non-Muslims were required to pay the _______.

a)

jizya

b)

zakat

c)

khums

d)

ushr

63.

Most in Europe stayed Christian except in parts of _______.

a)

Bosnia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

64.

Each religious community was a unit called a _______ ('nation') with its own social administration, law, and educational system.

a)

millet

b)

sanjak

c)

vilayet

d)

eyalet

65.

Which of the following was NOT classified as an 'urban' social group in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Peasants

b)

Artisans

c)

Merchants

d)

Pastoral peoples

66.

Peasants were deeded land by the sultan but could not _______ it.

a)

sell

b)

build

c)

farm

d)

inherit

67.

Though beholden to religious laws, women saw a good degree of _______ in the Ottoman Empire.

a)

tolerance

b)

oppression

c)

segregation

d)

isolation

68.

Women in the Ottoman Empire could own property and exercise choice in marriage.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Constantinople was rebuilt and beautified, famously including which building?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Suleymaniye Mosque

c)

Blue Mosque

d)

Topkapi Palace

70.

Who was the architect associated with the role of minarets and the Blue Mosque of Istanbul?

a)

Sinan

b)

Suleyman

c)

Mehmed

d)

Osman

71.

Each sultan tried to outdo their predecessors in ________ the city.

a)

beautifying

b)

destroying

c)

ignoring

d)

abandoning

72.

Suleyman the Magnificent ruled from 1520 to 1566 and was known as "The ________".

a)

Lawgiver

b)

Conqueror

c)

Builder

d)

Merchant

73.

Suleyman the Magnificent was a fair, tolerant sultan at the ________ of Ottoman power.

a)

zenith

b)

nadir

c)

dawn

d)

decline

74.

Suleyman the Magnificent was famous for making laws, establishing a ________, and patronizing the arts.

a)

meritocracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

75.

The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered a significant ________ achievement.

a)

architectural

b)

musical

c)

literary

d)

scientific

76.

Look at the image of the grand mosque interior. Which famous Ottoman mosque is shown in the picture?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

c)

Süleymaniye Mosque

d)

Selimiye Mosque

77.

Observe the image of the ornate calligraphy. What is the name of this type of Ottoman calligraphic signature?

a)

Tughra

b)

Kufic

c)

Diwani

d)

Naskh

78.

The historical figure depicted in the portrait is wearing Ottoman attire.

a)

Suleiman the Magnificent

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Julius Caesar

79.

Fill in the blank: The city expanded its schools, hospitals, and _______.

a)

gardens

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

deserts

80.

Fill in the blank: The famous _______ were very cosmopolitan.

a)

bazaars

b)

mountains

c)

rivers

d)

forests

81.

Fill in the blank: The city was an important _______ interchange.

a)

trading

b)

musical

c)

culinary

d)

artistic

82.

Fill in the blank: Famous _______ houses were pivotal to the social life of the city.

a)

coffee

b)

book

c)

music

d)

art

83.

Fill in the blank: The city was a meeting place for poets and _______; where most groups conversed.

a)

scholars

b)

painters

c)

merchants

d)

musicians

84.

Fill in the blank: The sizable artisan and merchant class (guilds) was regulated by the _______.

a)

state

b)

church

c)

monarchy

d)

military

85.

Fill in the blank: There was competition among international artists for patronage by the _______ court.

a)

sultan’s

b)

merchant’s

c)

bishop’s

d)

mayor’s

86.

Fill in the blank: There was a rise of the _______ language in addition to Persian and Arabic.

a)

Turkish

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

87.

Fill in the blank: Turkish silk, ceramics (in famous two color mosaics) and _______ (varied by village) were notable.

a)

carpets

b)

spices

c)

jewelry

d)

tea

88.

Fill in the blank: The contraction of the Ottoman Empire began in the late _________

a)

1600s

b)

1400s

c)

1700s

d)

1800s

89.

Which group came to marry, pass on property, and enroll sons in the Palace Corps during the Ottoman decline?

a)

Janissaries

b)

Sultans

c)

Peasants

d)

Bureaucrats

90.

Fill in the blank: The Janissaries became a privileged (sometimes "__________") class during the decline of the Ottoman Empire.

a)

degenerate

b)

noble

c)

hereditary

d)

militant

91.

Bureaucracy lost wealth to maintain itself, leading to corruption and less remittance of taxes to the capital during the Ottoman decline.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Fill in the blank: Local officials and landlords squeezed the ________, leading to uprisings during the Ottoman decline.

a)

peasants

b)

soldiers

c)

merchants

d)

nobles

93.

Which of the following was a result of high-level competition among power groups during the Ottoman decline?

a)

Increased unity

b)

More uprisings

c)

Sheltered, pleasure-addicted sultans became more irrelevant

d)

Expansion of the empire

94.

Based on the map, which of the following areas was lost by the Ottoman Empire between 1699-1791?

a)

Egypt

b)

Hungary

c)

Arabia

d)

Tripoli

95.

Refer to the painting of a naval battle. The Ottoman Empire fell behind Europeans due to resistance to new military technology, especially in ________.

a)

light artillery

b)

naval tactics

c)

cavalry armor

d)

siege towers

96.

Refer to the painting of a naval battle. The last besieging of Vienna took place in 1683 and was never successfully ________.

a)

breached

b)

defended

c)

celebrated

d)

ignored

97.

The Ottoman Empire defended against which of the following groups?

a)

Russians, Spanish, Austrians, and Safavids

b)

French, British, and Dutch

c)

Mongols and Persians

d)

Americans and Germans

98.

Refer to the painting of a naval battle. The Ottoman Empire lost Egypt to the ________ in the 1700s.

a)

Mamluks

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Safavids