Unit 1: Gunpowder Empires

Who founded the Ottoman Empire?

• Osman I

• Attaturk

• Mehmed II

• Suleyman the Lawgiver

The Arabic word for ruler is a(n)__________________________.

Which group attacked Constantinople and controlled much of the Balkan peninsula by the 1400's?

• Mughals

• Safavids

• Ottomans

______________________ were the enslaved Christian boys who protected the sultan.

Which Ottoman leader created a civil war when he led the Battle of Ankara in 1402?

• Osman

• Timur the Lame

• Suleyman the Lawgiver

• Shah Jahan

Which Ottoman leader was known as "the conqueror" and changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul?

• Anatolia

• Mehmed II

• Suleyman the Lawgiver

• Abbas 1

Which of the following did Suleyman the Lawgiver achieve?

• Reformed the tax code

• Improved the court system

• Issued laws to reduced corruption

• All of the above.

The Persian title for king is a(n)_________________________.

What was the official religion of the Safavid Empire?

• Sunni

• Shiism

• Christianity

• Judaism

Which of the following did Abbas achieve?

• Acquired modern gunpowder weapons

• Strengthened the military

• Encouraged the arts by bringing Chinese potters

• All of the above.