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- 1. Multiple Choice
Muslim empires were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:New military technologyStrong armiesCultural diffusionDemocratic governments - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following empires did the Ottoman Empire follow?Roman EmpireAnglo-Saxon EmpireGreek EmpireByzantine Empire
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich Ottoman Emperor captured Constantinople in 1453?Mehmed the ConquerorOthmanSuleyman the MagnificentAbbas the Great
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following Islamic warriors gave his name to the Ottoman Empire?Mehmed the ConquerorOthmanSuleyman the MagnificentAbbas the Great
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Suleyman the Magnificent so magnificent?He created a new law code.He reduced taxes.He gave religious freedom.All of the other answers are correct.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Devshirme System, male children of what type of conquered territories were trained and educated so they could fight in Suleyman's army later?ChristianJewishMuslimHindu
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are reasons the Safavid Empire ruler Abbas the Great was so great EXCEPT:He limited the power of the military.He reformed the government by punishing corruption.He expanded trade with Europe.He built the capital city of Constantinople.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAbbas the Great expanded art by sending artists to Europe to study under which great Renaissance artist?Leonardo da VinciMichelangeloRaphaelTupac
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich Mughal emperor had power taken from him by his more powerful elders?BaburAkbarAbbasSuleyman
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich Mughal Emperor took the throne at age 13 and supported aggressive military power?BaburAkbarAbbasSuleyman
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following flourished under Akbar EXCEPT:artliteraturearchitecturegourmet cuisine
- 12. Multiple ChoiceUnder Akbar, what new language was developed by soldiers who spoke different languages?HindiArabicCantoneseUrdu
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are examples of Akbar's policies which led to cultural diffusion EXCEPT:He married Hindi princesses and allowed them to practice Hindu rituals.He appointed a Christian monk to tutor his son.In his government, foreigners could rise to a high office.He required all of his subjects to convert to Islam.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat primarily led to the decline of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?massive droughtsincompetent leadershipinvading armiesreligious wars
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire:
Ships
Telescopes
Gunpowder
Bows and arrows
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Ottomans controlled trade because:
They owned major port and land trade routes
They were technologically advanced
They conquered anyone who opposed them
Suleiman The Magnificent was loved by many people
- 17. Multiple Choice
Ottoman society was divided into classes. The "men of the pen" were the class of people who were:
soldiers and guards of the sultan
farmers and animal herders
merchants and tax collectors
scientists and teachers
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Janizaries were an elite military unit composed of:
Top Muslim officers in the Ottoman empire
captured and converted Christians
Former Roman and Mongol soldiers
Former Crusaders from the Byzantine empire
- 19. Multiple Choice
By the 1700s, the Shiite Safavids in old Persia lost their empire to Sunni Muslim rebels. Persia became a new country known today as:
Turkey
India
Iran
China
- 20. Multiple Choice
Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:
Rome
Athens
Constantinople
Jerusalem
- 21. Multiple Choice
Indicate True or False: The Ottoman empire did NOT allow any practice of non-muslim faiths.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
To be a "Janizarie" in Ottoman society, you needed to be a:
very intelligent person
non-muslim
related to the Sultan
willing to leave your family
- 23. Multiple Choice____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.janissariesulemapashassinans
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMehmed II changed the name of this great Byzantine city to IstanbulMedinaJerusalemConstantinopleDeli
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe word used to describe the Safavid king.sultanshahkingczar
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIf you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ MuslimSunnipracticingShiagood
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe period of 1450- 1650 is often referred to by historians as the"age of gunpowder empires""age of Christ""age of tolerance""the age of agriculture"
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSuleiman the Magnificent ruled this empire...SafavidOttomanMughalDelhi
- 29. Multiple ChoiceSafavid Kings were calledRajahsSultansShahsPharaohs
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe most famous Safavid ruler wasShah JahanShah AbbasJahangirAkbar the Great
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?
Parthenon
Dome of the Rock
Pantheon
Hagia Sophia
- 32. Multiple Choice
Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Jesus
Gautama
- 33. Multiple Choice
The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.
Sunni and Shia
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Mahayana and Theravada
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