World History Topic 8.4

How did Suleiman govern the Ottoman empire?

• Suleiman was a dictator who made all decisions and ruled by force.

• Suleiman was a strong ruler who governed with a grand vizier and a council.

• Suleiman created a small army to keep peace and make decisions.

• Suleiman was a weak ruler who let the empire fall into decline.

The Ottoman empire's society was organized

• only by religion, with Muslims, Jews, and Christians each forming the key class.

• based on the role of aristocrats, landowners, soldiers, artisans, farmers, and slaves.

• by classes of men of the sword, the pen, negotiation, and husbandry.

• by ethnic background, with each ethnic group responsible for self-government.

The Ottoman empire impacted the non-Muslim peoples of the empire in eastern Europe by

• barring them from conducting trade in the empire.

• organizing them into millets, or religious communities.

• requiring all non-Muslims to convert to Islam.

• placing all the men in the army.

What religious differences existed between the Ottomans and the Safavids?

• The Ottomans tolerated other religions and the Safavids did not.

• The Safavids were Shiite Muslims and the Ottomans were Sunni Muslims.

• The Ottomans enslaved all non-Muslims; the Safavids encouraged the economic contributions of non-Muslims.

• The Safavids deported all non-Muslims from the empire.

Abbas the Great strengthened the Safavid empire by

• tolerating non-Muslims and encouraging their economic contributions.

• increasing the treasury by raising taxes on farmers and herders.

• centralizing the government and scaling down the military force.

• relying on military solutions rather than pursuing diplomatic ties.